Activists say altering how the Treaty of Waitangi is interpreted infringes Māori rights

The hīkoi swelled dramatically on Tuesday as participants, many draped in colours of the Māori flag, marched through the capital Wellington. It brought together activists and supporters who opposed the bill, which was introduced by a junior member of the governing coalition.

Booming Indigenous Maori "haka" chants rang out across New Zealand's capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands rallied against a conservative push to

Tens of thousands of people marched on New Zealand's parliament to oppose a bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty signed between the British and Indigenous Maori.

The demonstrators oppose a law that would reshape the country's founding treaty between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.

A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has triggered political turmoil and a march by thousands of people the length of the country to Parliament to protest against it.