42,000 crowd New Zealand's Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights

Tens of thousands marched in Wellington, New Zealand, opposing a law that would impact the country’s treaty between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown, with many viewing it as a celebration of resurging Indigenous language and identity. The protest, likely the country’s largest for Māori rights, displayed growing solidarity from non-Māori and a backlash against the bill, which aims to change the Treaty of Waitangi’s principles. Despite the bill’s unlikeliness to pass, the protest highlighted the importance of respecting the treaty and Indigenous rights in New Zealand.

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