The newest discriminatory legislation before Parliament is David Seymour’s ‘Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill’. The Iwi describe the Bill as an abuse of Parliamentary processes to coerce ...
A mountain in New Zealand has been given the same legal rights as a human being in a unanimous parliamentary vote. Taranaki Mounga (or maunga), formerly named Mount Egmont by European settlers, is the ...
In 2017, New Zealand recognized the Whanganui River as human, as part of a settlement with its local tribe. The bill recognizing the mountain’s personhood was affirmed unanimously by Parliament ...
It comes amid significant tension in the country over Maori rights, which led tens of thousands of people to march on parliament in November last year. Colonisers of New Zealand in the 18th and ...
who is participating in the "New Zealand and United Nations Youth Programme," at the parliament building in the capital, Wellington. Lootah’s participation in the two-day programme is part of the ...