Tens of thousands march in New Zealand Maori rights protest

Tens of thousands of demonstrators in New Zealand’s capital rallied against a conservative bill to redefine the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, sparking the country’s largest protests in decades. The bill, introduced by government minister David Seymour, aims to strip long-agreed rights from the Maori population, leading to widespread opposition from critics, including Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Despite facing strong backlash, the bill was introduced for preliminary debate, resulting in a dramatic protest in parliament by Maori Party MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke.

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