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Historic Māori rights march draws 42,000 to New Zealand's parliament

Headline from Newsweek, on the newest of 3 developments

Tens of thousands of New Zealanders confronted parliament to protest a law to redefine a treaty between the Maori and Britain.

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3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Maori protesters march on New Zealand capital over contentious bill

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  2. New Zealand's founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights? - The Daily Reporter

    Headline from Green Field Reporter ·

  3. Newest

    Historic Māori rights march draws 42,000 to New Zealand's parliament

    Headline from Newsweek ·

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  1. NBC News

    Maori protesters march on New Zealand capital over contentious bill (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Thousands of people joined a march toward the New Zealand capital against a contentious bill that would reinterpret the country’s founding document.

  2. KEYT Santa Barbara

    New Zealand's founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights? (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — More than 35,000 people have arrived at New Zealand's Parliament in protest of a proposed law that would

  3. Green Field Reporter

    New Zealand's founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights? - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — 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 it.

  4. Washington Times

    New Zealand’s founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Maori rights? (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

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

  5. Time

    Why Thousands Are Protesting for Māori Rights in New Zealand (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    A proposed bill would revise the country's foundational treaty with Maori people and is hugely unpopular. Here's what to know.

  6. KTVZ Bend

    Massive crowds march on New Zealand parliament protesting Māori bill. Here’s what to know (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of people have marched on the New Zealand parliament in Wellington to protest against a bill that critics say strikes at the core of the country’s founding principles and dilutes the rights of Māori people.

  7. NBC News

    Tens of thousands rally at New Zealand Parliament against bill to alter Indigenous rights (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Tens of thousands of people protested at Parliament in New Zealand on Tuesday against a bill that opponents say would dilute the rights of Indigenous Maori.

  8. Al Jazeera

    Thousands protest as Maori rights march reaches New Zealand parliament (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in front of New Zealand’s parliament against proposed changes to Maori rights.

  9. Newsweek

    Historic Māori rights march draws 42,000 to New Zealand's parliament (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Tens of thousands of New Zealanders confronted parliament to protest a law to redefine a treaty between the Maori and Britain.

  10. Time

    Tens of Thousands Crowd New Zealand's Parliament in Protest (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

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

  11. Delaware Public Media

    42,000 crowd New Zealand's Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Protesters oppose a measure that would reshape the county's founding treaty between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.

  12. Al Jazeera

    Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

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

  13. Al Jazeera

    Tens of thousands protest New Zealand Maori rights bill (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Although the bill is unlikely to pass, opponents say bid to reverse progress for Maori threatens to divide society.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.