Tens of thousands of New Zealanders gathered outside the parliament in one of the country’s largest demonstrations to oppose the Treaty Principles Bill, which critics say undermines Maori rights and threatens race relations.

A nine-day march by Maori ended in a Wellington rally to protest a bill said to weaken Maori rights. Protesters wore traditional attire or shirts with 'Toitu te Tiriti' (honour the treaty), highlighting calls to respect the Treaty of Waitangi.

Wellington, New Zealand Video Recording Date/Time 19, 2024 Tens of thousands of people gathered outside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on Tuesday, November 19, as part of a nine-day ±hikoi¼ protest advocating for the rights of indigenous Maori people and opposing a proposed bill to reinterpret the 19th-century Treaty of Waitangi between the British Crown and the Maori.

Thousands of Maori protesters converged on the parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, today amid anger from the indigenous people over an equal rights bill. The proposed law would grant equal rights to all residents - stripping the native tribe of long-held privileges.