Te Pati Māori (Māori Party) called for protests to demonstrate a unified response to the "government's attack" on the Toitu Te Tiriti (Respect Treaty) as well as Māori and New Zealand's founding document, Te Tiriti Waitangi.
Te Pati Māori called for the establishment of a Māori Parliament following the protests.
It added, "Across the country, nearly 100-thousand people have taken part in activism rallies and we have saturated social media networks. We have seen our people unite in a beautiful cohesive activism against this government in just a few days." Have done." statement.“Seeing tangata tiriti (non-Māori) and tangata whenua (Māori) as one, which is the true intention of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, really scares the bejesus out of this government.”
"Now we are starting the process of establishing our own Parliament. How it will be for us will be designed by our people, no one else."
Assistant Commissioner of Police Mike Johnson said officers were keeping an eye on several gatherings across the country.
“Although there have been travel disruptions at some places, participants have been treated well overall.,
Johnson said hundreds of vehicles had blocked roads in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland.
Groups were gathering in Auckland Central, Wellington's Parliament Grounds and many other cities and towns.
"Police are present and focused on maintaining public safety while recognizing the right to peaceful protest," Johnson said.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis presented her first budget in Wellington on Thursday afternoon.
"This year's budget is the clean-up New Zealand needs to do after six years of economic mismanagement," he said.,
“We are welcoming a new era of cautious government spending, lower taxes for hard-working New Zealanders and a strong focus on rebuilding the economy.”
These protests were in follow-up to a national day of action for Te Pati Māori in December, in response to the policies of the coalition government.
Since the formation of the new government in November, it has overturned some anti-tobacco laws introduced by the previous left-wing government, abolished the country's Māori Health Authority and ordered its ministries to scale back the use of the Māori language. Have encouraged.svn
Te Pati Māori called for the establishment of a Māori Parliament following the protests.
It added, "Across the country, nearly 100-thousand people have taken part in activism rallies and we have saturated social media networks. We have seen our people unite in a beautiful cohesive activism against this government in just a few days." Have done." statement.“Seeing tangata tiriti (non-Māori) and tangata whenua (Māori) as one, which is the true intention of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, really scares the bejesus out of this government.”
"Now we are starting the process of establishing our own Parliament. How it will be for us will be designed by our people, no one else."
Assistant Commissioner of Police Mike Johnson said officers were keeping an eye on several gatherings across the country.
“Although there have been travel disruptions at some places, participants have been treated well overall.,
Johnson said hundreds of vehicles had blocked roads in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland.
Groups were gathering in Auckland Central, Wellington's Parliament Grounds and many other cities and towns.
"Police are present and focused on maintaining public safety while recognizing the right to peaceful protest," Johnson said.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis presented her first budget in Wellington on Thursday afternoon.
"This year's budget is the clean-up New Zealand needs to do after six years of economic mismanagement," he said.,
“We are welcoming a new era of cautious government spending, lower taxes for hard-working New Zealanders and a strong focus on rebuilding the economy.”
These protests were in follow-up to a national day of action for Te Pati Māori in December, in response to the policies of the coalition government.
Since the formation of the new government in November, it has overturned some anti-tobacco laws introduced by the previous left-wing government, abolished the country's Māori Health Authority and ordered its ministries to scale back the use of the Māori language. Have encouraged.svn
