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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.

CNN on MSN · 1d

New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.

The New York Times · 21h

New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka to Protest Bill

Opposition lawmakers performed the haka during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.

6mon MSN

MP plans to back assisted dying bill

MPs are due to debate and vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on 29 November, which would make it legal for ...

1don MSN

New Zealand parliament members cry out against bill threatening Maori communities

Members of New Zealand's parliament have rallied the international community in support of the island country's indigenous ...

17mon MSN

Standard of LS debates dropped since Rahul's entry in Parliament: Rijiju

Union Minister Kiren Rijuju on Saturday said that the standard of debates in the Lok Sabha has gone down since Congress ...

3hon MSN

Treaty Principles Bill haka: MPs must uphold standards of Parliament, Luxon says

Treaty issues are "emotional and difficult", but New Zealanders expect a certain level of behaviour in Parliament, the PM ...

12hon MSN

"Do not negate 184 years of debate": Bill rolling back Māori rights in New Zealand faces backlash

The controversial Treaty Principles Bill would end the Māori right of self-determination outlined in a nearly 200-year-old ...

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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 ...

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