WELLINGTON — Thousands of people took to the streets on Thursday to protest New Zealand's center-right government and its policies toward the Indigenous Maori population.

Demonstrators turned out in the capital Wellington, Auckland and other cities, accusing the government of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon — who was elected last October — of undermining long-standing legal protections.

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