MPs ordered to stop complaining about use of country’s indigenous name
Mr Peters asked Mr Brownlee to ban the use of the term “Aotearoa” in Parliament. On Tuesday, Mr Brownlee said lawmakers were ...
New Zealand lawmakers told to stop complaining about use of the country’s Māori name in Parliament
The speaker of New Zealand’s Parliament has told lawmakers that he will not consider further complaints about the use of the ...
New Zealand’s foreign minister berates Mexico-born MP for use of nation’s Maori name
Winston Peters, who is Maori, objected to Ricardo Menendez March calling New Zealand by its Maori name, ‘Aotearoa’, in ...
New Zealand reckons with its own divisive culture war
New Zealand is deeply divided over the Treaty Principles Bill, which seeks to reinterpret the de facto constitution. Now the ...
Aotearoa or New Zealand, what’s the official name of New Zealand?
The conflict over Aotearoa, a word increasingly prominent in New Zealand life, arose last month when one lawmaker objected to ...
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Aotearoa Debate Sparks Culture Clash in New Zealand's Parliament
New Zealand's Parliament debated the use of its Maori name, Aotearoa, after one lawmaker's objection. The Speaker ruled in favor of using Aotearoa, reflecting a cultural divide and increasing Maori ...
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New Zealand lawmakers told to stop complaining about use of the country’s Māori name in Parliament
It was also the latest salvo in the so-called “culture war”-style friction between two political parties. Ricardo Menéndez March, from the left-leaning Green Party, used the name Aotearoa ...
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New Zealand lawmakers told to stop complaining about use of the country's Māori name in Parliament
It was also the latest salvo in the so-called "culture war"-style friction between two political parties. Ricardo Menéndez March, from the left-leaning Green Party, used the name Aotearoa during ...