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Claims of “judicial activism” are nothing new. Ever since the term was coined by US historian Arthur Schlesinger in 1947, it has been regularly invoked in the United States to describe judges perceived to be going beyond their constitutional role.

Thousands are marching against a bill they believe undermines the Treaty of Waitangi and limits Maori rights.

While many social media users and a handful of celebrities have suggested they’re looking into moving abroad rather than live under a second Trump presidency, I took the plunge following the election of George W Bush. I soon realized that I may have been a little naive

People crowded streets of the capital Wellington with flags aloft on Tuesday

New Zealand's divisive treaty debate continues with a huge rally in Wellington of protesters against a government bill to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi.

As tens of thousands of marchers thronged the streets in New Zealand’s capital Wellington, the column of people, flags aloft, had the air of a festival or a parade rather than a protest

New Zealand’s parliament was halted by politicians performing a haka

Māori opponents of a vote on the Treaty Principles Bill staged a haka in Parliament on Thursday

Controversial legislation revises the 184-year-old Treaty of Waitangi granting Maori tribes land rights.

The vote was for the controversial Treaty Principals Bill which seeks to reinterpret one of the country’s founding documents.

The bill objects to certain to "ethnic quotas in public institutions," arguing protections for Māori culture defy "the principle of equal rights."