Tens of thousands march in New Zealand Maori rights protest
Booming Indigenous Maori "haka" chants rang out across New Zealand's capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands rallied against a conservative push to redefine the nation's founding treaty. Protests have been swelling throughout New Zealand after a minor party in the conservative coalition government drafted a bill to redefine the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi.
Kingi, a key leader of the protests, spoke to the crowd, saying: "The Maori nation has been born today." He stressed a return ...
According to NBC, a haka is a Maori dance that was "traditionally ... with Brownlee calling the act of protest "disrespectful," the Times reported. NEW ZEALAND PARLIAMENT/AFPTV/AFP via Getty ...
Members of New Zealand's parliament have rallied the international community in support of the island country's indigenous ...
New Zealand’s parliament descended into chaos as Maori members staged a haka in protest against a bill that would ...
Others with distinctive full-face Maori "moko" tattoos clutched ceremonial wooden weapons. Protests have been swelling ...
A nine-day march by Maori and their supporters across New Zealand will culminate in Wellington on Tuesday at a rally where thousands are expected to protest a bill that opponents say seeks to dilute ...
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