WELLINGTON — Maori tribal leaders have urged King Charles III to intervene in New Zealand politics, seeking support as they fight a conservative government accused of decreasing Indigenous rights.
Representatives of some 80 Maori tribes have signed a joint letter appealing to the British monarch's 'sense of justice.'Tens of thousands marched through New Zealand's capital in November, rallying against a conservative push to redefine the nation's founding treaty.'Your new coalition government elected on 14 October 2023 has promised to attack and the rights of our whanau,' read the letter, using a Maori word for family.
'Mutu said she feared the government's approach was 'dividing our relatively peaceful nation.'A minor party in New Zealand's coalition government has drafted a bill to redefine the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi.Although the bill lacks enough votes to pass into law, its mere introduction has triggered one of New Zealand's largest protests.
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