Organisers expect tens of thousands of protesters to participate
WELLINGTON - Hundreds of people on Monday set out on a nine-day march to New Zealand 's capital of Wellington in protest over legislation that would reinterpret a treaty at the heart of race relations in the Pacific country.
While the march, or hikoi, was sparked by the bill currently before parliament, organisers hope it will ignite a broader conversation about New Zealand's relationship to Maori, he said. The Treaty of Waitangi, first signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs, lays down how the two parties agreed to govern. The interpretation of clauses in this document guides legislation and policy today.
Associate Justice Minister David Seymour said last week the bill would allow the important political and constitutional questions raised by the treaty to be decided in parliament instead of the courts.
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