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New Zealand's founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights?

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Thousands of people are marching the length of New Zealand in protest of a proposed law that would redefine the country’s founding agreement.

The 1840 Treaty of Waitangi was signed between representatives of the British Crown and 500 Mori chiefs during colonization.

It laid out principles guiding the relationship between the Crown and Mori, in two versions - one in English and the other in Mori.

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81

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80

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52

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

58

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not offensive

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short-lived

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