Latest from Treaty Principles Bill

Treaty Principles Bill submission: Māori tired of constant defence against Govt policy

Potaka: 'I think that I have a lot of aroha for those concerns...'

Treaty Principles Bill creating ’major sense of distrust', 15-year-old says

A range of ages have submitted on the controversial bill.

Treaty Principles Bill: Fears law would place near ‘impossible’ costs on council

Mayor voices opposition as justice committee set to hear 80 hours of oral submissions.

Govt process on Treaty bill ‘fundamentally flawed’, former PM Sir Geoffrey Palmer says

The bill proposes replacing existing Treaty principles with three new ones.

Letters: Does NZ need a new Thanksgiving Day holiday?

OPINION: 'New Zealanders have much to be proud of and thankful for.'

We should examine whether privatisation is a good idea

OPINION: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon suggests privatisation is on the cards.

Claire Trevett: Luxon pays steep price for Seymour's Treaty Principles Bill

Luxon gave Seymour an inch - he has now suffered for miles.

Audrey Young: The best thing about Luxon’s absence from Waitangi

OPINION: Luxon's absence shone a light on the best speech about the Treaty in many years.

‘Blindsided’: Behind the haka that divided the All Blacks

TJ Perenara's final haka was preceded by a mihi on the Treaty of Waitangi.

Editorial: PM wrong to stay clear of Waitangi

OPINION: Luxon's move sends the wrong signal during a tense time for NZ race relations.

Waitangi 2025: An absent PM, a returning Green leader and the tension-raising Treaty bill

Organisers accept reaction to the Treaty Principles Bill could disrupt proceedings.

Opinion: Why 90% of Kiwis misunderstand Te Tiriti’s promise

Only '13% of New Zealanders have read the Māori text of Te Tiriti o Waitangi'.

Shane Te Pou: PM needs to show leadership in this distracted, divided Govt

OPINION: Perhaps the Government’s abysmal polling is finally helping Luxon wake up.

Did Māori cede sovereignty in 1840? Why the Waitangi Tribunal says 'No'

Shane Jones says NZ First will never allow a hapū-based settlement in the North.

Opinion: How Te Tiriti challenges modern politics and privatisation

Māori outnumbered Pākehā forty to one when Te Tiriti was signed.

New poll shows most New Zealanders believe respectful Treaty, race relations debate important

Poll taken following hīkoi, introduction of Treaty Principles Bill.

Audrey Young: Coalition partners take control; Luxon takes a hiding

OPINION: National's attempt to set the agenda lasted about a nanosecond.

Kiri Allan slams ‘despicable’ Government actions on Treaty bill

'Te Tiriti is not about race, Te Tiriti is about how each of us find a home here.'