Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand's parliament during fraught race relations debate
A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected Thursday amid debate over a controversial proposed ...
New Zealand offers national apology to people abused in care
Some 200,000 children and vulnerable adults in state and faith-based care experienced some form of abuse from 1950 to 2019 ...
Maori protesters march on New Zealand capital over contentious bill
Twenty-two-year-old lawmaker Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke ripped up a copy of the bill and led the haka in parliament as other ...
What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Māori protests in New Zealand?
Activists are protesting proposed changes to New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi. But is the bill ...
New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill
New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a ...
‘A hollow and limited apology.’ New Zealand survivors of abuse in care speak in their own words
Hundreds of survivors of abuse in state, foster and faith-based care arrived at New Zealand’s Parliament in Wellington on ...
New Zealand Maori begin march on capital to protest Indigenous treaty bill
Hundreds of people on Monday set out on a nine-day march to New Zealand's capital of Wellington in protest over legislation ...
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Protests erupt in New Zealand over Treaty Principles Bill
Nearly ten thousand people took to the streets in New Zealand to protest the introduction of the controversial Treaty ...
Gender Equality Award Winners Announced
Home Construction Ltd has been named the Supreme Winner for the second consecutive year, highlighting their commitment to promoting gender equality across multiple WEPS principles. “Here at Home, our ...
New Zealand’s leaders formally apologize to survivors of abuse in state and church care
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament on Tuesday for the widespread abuse, torture and neglect of ...
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Gender Equality Award Winners Announced
With this year’s theme, ‘Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress,’ the event took place at the Banquet Hall in Parliament Buildings ... this cause across New Zealand during the awards ceremony.