A controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Maori and the British Crown is unlikely to become law.

Under the principles laid out in the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, tribes were promised broad rights to retain their lands and ...

Labour's Māori Development spokesperson Willie Jackson was the first MP ejected from the House on Thursday after he called David Seymour a "liar" during the Treaty Principles Bill's first reading - ...

Analysis - Donald Trump will dominate talks at this year's APEC summit despite the US president-elect being nowhere near Peru.

National's former Treaty negotiations minister says some MPs are more concerned about their careers than the party's history and traditions.

The major parties have gained - with National regaining 3.9 points - at the expense of the minor parties.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, while initially supporting the vote due to political alliances, declared that the bill ...

New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with Māori people.

New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday (Nov. 14) after a controversial Maori bill triggered a haka dance ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has given a scathing appraisal of the Treaty Principles Bill on the day of its first reading, saying the legislation has been unhelpful to his mission of getting the ...

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon formally apologized in Parliament on Tuesday for decades of abuse in state and ...