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Treaty Principles Bill haka highlights tensions between Māori tikanga and rules of Parliament
Te Pāti Māori's extraordinary display of protest - interrupting the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill - has highlighted the tension between Māori tikanga, or customs, and the rules of Parliament. The suspension of Parliament over a haka and the national hīkoi by thousands of people are garnering international headlines.
Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret founding treaty
New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with Māori people.
New Zealand’s Youngest MP Rips Up Bill, Stages ‘Haka’ Protest In Parliament Over Controversial Bill
On Thursday, New Zealand’s parliamentary session erupted into a fiery debate as 22-year-old Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke staged a dramatic ‘haka,’ a traditional Māori challenge, while tearing up a controversial bill during the session.
New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka to Protest Bill
Opposition lawmakers performed the traditional dance during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.
Treaty Principles Bill: Parliament halted as haka disrupts voting, MP Willie Jackson kicked out
A massive haka started by Te Pāti Māori MPs and joined by those in the public galleries forced the Speaker to suspend Parliament and interrupted the passing of the Treaty Principles Bill. The haka came as parties were casting their votes on the bill,
Watch: Haka interrupts vote for the Treaty Principles Bill
As Opposition MPs and the public gallery stood to perform Ka Mate, Speaker Gerry Brownlee suspended the sitting.
New Zealand’s youngest MP performs ‘haka’, rips up copy of bill in parliament, watch viral video
Clarke, who is the youngest MP in Parliament, ripped the bill, other MPs and spectators joined her in the haka
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New Zealand MPs protest Indigenous treaty bill with haka during meeting
New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on an Indigenous rights bill.
New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill
Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament during fraught race relations debate
Under the principles laid out in the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, tribes were promised broad rights to retain their lands and protect their interests.
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Waititi defends haka in Treaty Bill debate
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How The World Reacted To The Treaty Principles Bill Debate
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Watch: Speaker suspends House after haka by Te Pāti Māori interrupts Treaty Principles Bill vote
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NZ’s Treaty Principles Bill haka highlights tensions between Māori tikanga and rules of Parliament
Te Pāti Māori’s extraordinary display of protest — interrupting the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill — has highlighted the tension in Aotearoa New Zealand between Māori tikanga, or customs, ...