'We're on the edge of revolution'

New Zealand having a National Day of Protest against the Govt which has made radical changes to the conditions under which Maori will live.

To form government, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon had to sign coalition deals with two minor parties and so much of the policy shifts around New Zealand's Indigenous people come from those agreements.

There is a growing list of policies that have led to calls for protest from The Māori Party, a national hui, or meeting, called by the Māori King and a massive show of strength on Waitangi Day.

• A bill to redefine the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi — New Zealand's founding document and something that underpins Māori claims of sovereignty
• The disbanding of the Māori Health Authority
• The repeal of the world-first tobacco ban — something that was predicted to improve the health of Māori and Pasifika people
• Policies to discourage the use of Māori language and to make English an official language of New Zealand
• The repeal of a law that requires the Ministry for Children to place Māori kids within the care system with members of their own extended family
• Proposed fast-track legislation that would allow ministers to approve major projects despite environmental or cultural concerns
• And most recently, a bill to disband Māori wards in local governments — something The Maori Party described as "the last straw"

Today, protesters said the demonstrations were about the future of New Zealand.

"We had children in the forefront of our hikoi because why? We're doing this not for this generation but for our future generations because if we're facing this now, are they going to be fighting the same issues?" Māori health leader Tureiti Moxon told local media.

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many of the principles enabled by successive govts which have demonstrated Maori equality with white NZers.

yet they are described, maybe politely, as "centre right". they use the same attacking arguments as the Aus LNP. the difference being that the coalition is in govt.... yet still attacking the former govt.

complaints such as "big government" are so absurd.