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Ngati Kahungunu hikoi brings 52,000 signatures to Parliament

By Drooid · Sep 15, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC · How we work

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Ngati Kahungunu chair Bayden Barber leads horseback hikoi to Parliament carrying a petition.
The petition holds more than 52,000 signatures demanding no weakening of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith rejects the Waitangi Tribunal’s request to pause the treaty review.
Ministers Paul Goldsmith and Tama Potaka say they will meet the protesters after the hikoi reaches the House.

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Ngati Kahungunu chair Bayden Barber leads horseback hikoi to Parliament carrying a petition.
The petition holds more than 52,000 signatures demanding no weakening of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith rejects the Waitangi Tribunal’s request to pause the treaty review.
Ministers Paul Goldsmith and Tama Potaka say they will meet the protesters after the hikoi reaches the House.