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Haka, Māori and New Zealand

Māori lawmakers in New Zealand interrupt vote on controversial bill with Haka

Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and cultural rights of Indigenous New Zealanders.

Teen Vogue on MSN · 7h

Māori Lawmakers in New Zealand Resist Proposed Bill With Haka Protest

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of New Zealand’s Māori party rose and began a Haka, tearing a copy of the proposed law in half.

The New York Times · 20h

Māori Haka Protest Erupts in New Zealand Parliament

Member of Parliament Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke led the ceremonial performance of Māori culture, tearing up a controversial bill as other lawmakers joined her in protest.

House suspended as haka interrupts first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill

Speaker Gerry Brownlee has suspended the House of Representatives after a haka, led by Te Paati Māori and performed by ...

Newsroom on MSN1d

A House divided, a leader nowhere in sight

Analysis: A fiery haka, MPs suspended from the House, and a Treaty Principles Bill one step closer to its death The post A ...

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The House: Being hoist on a petard, and hoping to ban them

Parliament has featured in New Zealand's official Gazette twice in two days. Once regarding banning fireworks and once over ...

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