David Seymour, leader of the libertarian ACT New Zealand party, was sworn in as deputy prime minister on Saturday, taking the role from Winston Peters in a deal struck when the three-party coalition ...

Lawmakers face suspension after they protested controversial bill seeking to redefine the treaty that governs relations ...

Its report recommended Ms Maipi-Clarke, who the committee said showed contrition in a letter, be suspended for seven days and ...

A government review announced last week the Tribunal will be refocused back to its 'original intent', but Treaty law experts ...

“This is constitutional sabotage” said Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi. “The Regulatory Standards Bill is a Trojan ...

It comes from the Tribunal's interim report into the bill, which follows a one-day urgent hearing early this week.

Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke, currently New Zealand's youngest MP, faces a seven-day suspension, while party co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer face 21-day suspensions.

Three members of the Maori Party faced suspension after performing a haka during a vote. The protest was against the Treaty Principles Bill. The bill ...

A group of Indigenous Maori lawmakers could soon be banned from New Zealand’s parliament after staging a haka protest against a divisive race relations bill, drawing sharp condemnation and reigniting ...