US EditionNew Zealand MPs stage haka protest in parliament
- New Zealand's parliament was suspended for nearly half an hour after MPs performed a haka protest during a contentious Maori bill debate.
- Te Pati Maori MPs, led by Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, initiated the haka after she tore the bill in parliament.
- The Treaty Principles Bill passed its first reading and will proceed to a select committee for further review.
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In New Zealand, Māori MPs interrupted a vote in parliament. They believe the rights of the indigenous population are being threatened. The protest was emotional and spectacular.
New Zealand parliament disrupted by Haka protest
To New Zealand, where parliamentary proceedings have become rather, er, heated during discussions on the Treaty Principles Bill. During a debate about the relationship between Māori and the crown tabled by the libertarian Act Party — in which the minority coalition partner is seeking to remove principles from the treaty of Waitangi that protect Māori rights — parliament was suspended after Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke led a haka in…
A session of New Zealand's parliament on Thursday was briefly interrupted by a Maori battle dance haka performed by several lawmakers. They thus protested against the bill, which, according to the petitioners, is intended to end some benefits for the benefit of the indigenous population.
Haka in New Zealand Parliament in protest. Māori members stopped a vote on a controversial bill aimed at reinterpreting a 184-year-old treaty between the British and native Maori, saying it was a threat to the rights of the country's indigenous people, who make up about 20 percent of the population of 5, 3 million inhabitants.
New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka
The New Zealand Parliament was suspended after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill to reinterpret an 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori. The controversial legislation is seen by many Maori and their supporters as undermining the rights of the country’s Indigenous people, who make up around 20% of the population of 5.3 million.First signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than …
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