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Eva Corlett in Wellington

UN to hear human rights complaint over New Zealand’s treatment of Māori

United Nations Tureiti Moxon Human Rights New Zealand Tama Potaka CERD the Waitangi Tribunal
A hikoi held in November 2024 in support of Māori rights in New Zealand. Hikoi In Opposition To The Treaty Principles Bill Arrives In WellingtonWELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 19: Hikoi members congregate at Waitangi Park on November 19, 2024 in Wellington, New Zealand. A hīkoi has travelled for nine days across New Zealand, culminating at Wellington and Parliament today, as Māori communities march to protect and advocate for the interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi and Māori rights. (Photo by Joe Allison/Getty Images)
The New Zealand government’s policies and attempt to redefine the principles of the Treaty of Waitgani led to the largest ever protest over Māori rights in 2024. Photograph: Joe Allison/Getty Images

The United Nations has agreed to hear an urgent complaint against New Zealand’s coalition government alleging it is responsible for significant and persistent discrimination against Māori.

Prominent Māori leader, Lady Tureiti Moxon, has filed the complaint to the UN’s committee for the convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination (CERD).

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