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Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka on Thursday to protest a proposed law that critics say would erode the land and cultural rights of Indigenous New Zealanders.
Restores New Zealand citizenship to people born in Western Samoa between 1924 and 1949. [11] Racing Industry (Unlawful Destruction of Specified Greyhounds) Amendment Act 2024 2024/109-1: 10 December 2024 Urgent legislation banning greyhound dogs from being killed while the Government takes action to phase out greyhound racing in New Zealand by ...
Fact Check: Members of Parliament in New Zealand representing the Maori people, labeled as Te Pāti Māori, interrupted a reading of the ‘Treaty Principles Bill’ on Thursday, November 14th ...
The Fast-track Approvals legislation would allow applicants to bypass the usual consenting process and gain an exemption or approval from various laws including the Resource Management Act 1991, Conservation Act 1987, Wildlife Act 1953, Reserves Act 1977, Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983, Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014, Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf ...
The bill sparked huge protests. Tens of thousands of New Zealanders gathered outside the parliament in one of the country’s largest demonstrations to oppose the Treaty Principles Bill on 19 ...
[4] [5] The Reinstating Three Strikes Bill is one of the key policies of the Sixth National Government that was elected following the 2023 New Zealand general election. [6] On 13 December, the legislation passed into law with the support of the governing National, ACT and New Zealand First parties. [3]
The 54th New Zealand Parliament is the current meeting of the legislature in New Zealand. It opened on 5 December 2023 following the 14 October 2023 general election , and will expire on or before 16 November 2026 to trigger the next election .
On 12 August 2021, the bill passed its second reading with support from all parties represented in the New Zealand Parliament. [2] [6] The bill was unanimously approved by Parliament on its third reading on 9 December 2021. [7] The bill received royal assent on 15 December 2021. The regulation-making powers came into force the following day.