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Bill would ‘render the treaty worthless’ – world reacts to national Hīkoi

November 20, 2024

RNZ News International media coverage of Aotearoa New Zealand’s national Hīkoi to Parliament has largely focused on the historic size of the turnout in Wellington yesterday and the wider contention between Māori and the Crown. Some, including The New York Times, have also pointed out the recent swing right with the election of the coalition ... <a title="Bill would ‘render the treaty worthless’ – world reacts to national Hīkoi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/20/bill-would-render-the-treaty-worthless-world-reacts-to-national-hikoi/" aria-label="Read more about Bill would ‘render the treaty worthless’ – world reacts to national Hīkoi">Read more</a>

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Hīkoi day 9: 35,000 join as Treaty Principles Bill protest reaches Parliament

November 19, 2024

RNZ News More than 35,000 people today gathered as Aotearoa New Zealand’s Hīkoi mō te Tiriti overflowed from Parliament’s grounds and onto nearby streets in the capital Wellington Pōneke. Eru Kapa-Kingi told the crowd “Māori nation has been born” today and that “Te Tiriti is forever”. ACT leader David Seymour was met with chants of ... <a title="Hīkoi day 9: 35,000 join as Treaty Principles Bill protest reaches Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/19/hikoi-day-9-35000-join-as-treaty-principles-bill-protest-reaches-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Hīkoi day 9: 35,000 join as Treaty Principles Bill protest reaches Parliament">Read more</a>

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Hikoī day 8: Te Pāti Māori co-leader speaks of ‘sense of betrayal’ over bill

November 18, 2024

ACT leader David Seymour has spoken out on Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke’s haka in Parliament as a Hīkoi against his controversial Treaty Principles Bill converges on Wellington. The Te Pāti Māori MP was suspended for 24 hours and “named” for leading the haka during the first reading of the bill last Thursday. Seymour told reporters the haka ... <a title="Hikoī day 8: Te Pāti Māori co-leader speaks of ‘sense of betrayal’ over bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/18/hikoi-day-8-te-pati-maori-co-leader-speaks-of-sense-of-betrayal-over-bill/" aria-label="Read more about Hikoī day 8: Te Pāti Māori co-leader speaks of ‘sense of betrayal’ over bill">Read more</a>

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Fiji’s mainstream media fight for survival in social media era

November 18, 2024

By Georgia Brown, Queensland University of Technology Fijian newsrooms are under pressure to adapt as audiences shift away from traditional media such as newspapers, radio, and television, in favour of Facebook and other social media platforms. Asia Foundation research showed that Fijians ranked Facebook as their third most significant source of information about covid-19 during ... <a title="Fiji’s mainstream media fight for survival in social media era" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/18/fijis-mainstream-media-fight-for-survival-in-social-media-era/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s mainstream media fight for survival in social media era">Read more</a>

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Hīkoi day 8: Significant disruption expected when thousands converge on capital

November 18, 2024

RNZ News New Zealand’s hīkoi against the Treaty Principles Bill could be one of the largest rallies that the capital has seen for years, Wellington City Council says. The Hīkoi mō te Tiriti will arrive in Wellington tomorrow, and locals are being warned to expect disruption and plan ahead. Yesterday, about 5000 people filled the ... <a title="Hīkoi day 8: Significant disruption expected when thousands converge on capital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/18/hikoi-day-8-significant-disruption-expected-when-thousands-converge-on-capital/" aria-label="Read more about Hīkoi day 8: Significant disruption expected when thousands converge on capital">Read more</a>

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NZ’s Treaty Principles Bill ‘inviting civil war’, says former PM Shipley

November 16, 2024

RNZ News A former New Zealand prime minister, Dame Jenny Shipley, has warned the ACT Party is “inviting civil war” with its attempt to define the principles of the 1840 Te Tiriti o Waitangi in law. The party’s controversial Treaty Principles Bill passed its first reading in Parliament on Thursday, voted for by ruling coalition ... <a title="NZ’s Treaty Principles Bill ‘inviting civil war’, says former PM Shipley" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/16/nzs-treaty-principles-bill-inviting-civil-war-says-former-pm-shipley/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Treaty Principles Bill ‘inviting civil war’, says former PM Shipley">Read more</a>

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NZ’s Treaty Principles Bill haka highlights tensions between Māori tikanga and rules of Parliament

November 15, 2024

By Lillian Hanly, RNZ News political reporter, Craig McCulloch, RNZ deputy political editor, and Te Manu Korihi Te Pāti Māori’s extraordinary display of protest — interrupting the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill — has highlighted the tension in Aotearoa New Zealand between Māori tikanga, or customs, and the rules of Parliament. When called ... <a title="NZ’s Treaty Principles Bill haka highlights tensions between Māori tikanga and rules of Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/15/nzs-treaty-principles-bill-haka-highlights-tensions-between-maori-tikanga-and-rules-of-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Treaty Principles Bill haka highlights tensions between Māori tikanga and rules of Parliament">Read more</a>

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Hīkoi day five: 10,000 join as Treaty bill protest halts traffic in Rotorua

November 15, 2024

RNZ News An estimated 10,000 people have marched through Rotorua today as part of Hīkoi mō te Tiriti protesting against the controversial Treaty Principles Bill. Due to the size of the group, Fenton Street was blocked temporarily as the Hīkoi went through, police said. It is anticipated that this afternoon the main Hīkoi will travel ... <a title="Hīkoi day five: 10,000 join as Treaty bill protest halts traffic in Rotorua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/15/hikoi-day-five-10000-join-as-treaty-bill-protest-halts-traffic-in-rotorua/" aria-label="Read more about Hīkoi day five: 10,000 join as Treaty bill protest halts traffic in Rotorua">Read more</a>

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NZ’s Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse

November 15, 2024

ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato and Claire Breen, University of Waikato With the protest hīkoi from the Far North moving through Rotorua on its way to Wellington, it might be said ACT leader David Seymour has been granted his wish of generating an “important national conversation about the place of the Treaty in ... <a title="NZ’s Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/15/nzs-treaty-principles-bill-is-already-straining-social-cohesion-a-referendum-could-be-worse/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse">Read more</a>

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NZ’s Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading after Māori MP evicted over haka

November 14, 2024

RNZ News New Zealand’s controversial Treaty Principles Bill passed its first reading in Parliament today and will now go to the Justice Committee for consideration as the national Hīkoi continued its journey to the capital. Opposition Te Pati Māori’s Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was suspended from the House following a haka. Maipi-Clarke interrupted the vote on the ... <a title="NZ’s Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading after Māori MP evicted over haka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/nzs-treaty-principles-bill-passes-first-reading-after-maori-mp-evicted-over-haka/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading after Māori MP evicted over haka">Read more</a>

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Hīkoi day four: Setting off from Huntly on way to Wellington – bill reading

November 14, 2024

RNZ News Thousands of people are continuing their North Island hīkoi as the legislation they are protesting against, the Treaty Principles Bill, gets its first reading in Parliament today. The hīkoi enters day four and headed off from Huntly, destined for Rotorua today, after it advanced through Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau yesterday. Traffic was at a ... <a title="Hīkoi day four: Setting off from Huntly on way to Wellington – bill reading" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/hikoi-day-four-setting-off-from-huntly-on-way-to-wellington-bill-reading/" aria-label="Read more about Hīkoi day four: Setting off from Huntly on way to Wellington – bill reading">Read more</a>

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Hīkoi day three: Thousands of protesters walk across Auckland Harbour Bridge

November 13, 2024

RNZ News Thousands of supporters of Aotearoa New Zealand’s hīkoi mō te Tiriti — a march traversing the length of Aotearoa in protest against the Treaty Principles Bill and government policies impacting on Māori — have crossed the Auckland Harbour Bridge. RNZ reporters with the march said it was swaying and rocking as the protesters ... <a title="Hīkoi day three: Thousands of protesters walk across Auckland Harbour Bridge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/hikoi-day-three-thousands-of-protesters-walk-across-auckland-harbour-bridge/" aria-label="Read more about Hīkoi day three: Thousands of protesters walk across Auckland Harbour Bridge">Read more</a>