New Zealand reckons with its own divisive culture war
New Zealand is deeply divided over the Treaty Principles Bill, which seeks to reinterpret the de facto constitution. Now the ...
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Why New Zealand’s Maori are fighting to save an 1840 treaty involving the Crown
The treaty, signed in 1840 by over 500 Maori chiefs and the British Crown, is seen as the cornerstone of Maori rights legislation in New Zealand. The letter, drafted by the National Iwi Chairs ...
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Language is a ‘central element in being Maori’ – using structured literacy to teach te reo misses the point
However, unlike English, te reo Maori is a transparent language – the written form is completely phonetic with a 100% ...
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Maori groups protest to protect Indigenous treaty
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Treaty Principles Bill a matter of trust ... or lack of it
Yesterday's session of the Justice select committee was marked by intense debates as it heard submissions on the controversial Treaty Principles Bill. The day brought together a former prime minister, ...
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New Zealand mountain given rights
In 1840, Maori tribes and representatives of the British crown signed the Treaty of Waitangi -- New Zealand's founding document -- in which the Crown promised Maori would retain rights to their ...