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 groups, as contentious legislation moves forward that could threaten Maori support systems.
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.
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.
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 says.
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.
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.
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.
Māori MPs protest controversial bill with haka performance
New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended after Māori members staged a haka to protest the Treaty Principles Bill.
Maori lawmaker performs haka in protest
New Zealand lawmaker Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke performed a haka, a ceremonial Maori war dance to protest a bill in Wellington on Nov. 14.
Maori Protesters March on New Zealand Capital Over Contentious Bill
First signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs, the treay lays down how the two parties agreed to govern. The interpretation of clauses in the docum
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