Thousands of people are gathering to take the final steps in a march on New Zealand’s parliament to demonstrate against a controversial bill seeking to overhaul the country's founding document between British colonisers and Māori people.

In a historic protest, over 42,000 New Zealanders gathered at the parliament to oppose the Treaty Principles Bill, which aims to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi. Critics argue the bill threatens Maori rights and race relations.

New Zealand citizens staged a protest in front of the parliament building to oppose a bill that would diminish Maori rights