New Zealand Parliament suspends three lawmakers for performing protest haka
The three politicians from New Zealand's Te Pāti Māori party performed the haka when asked if they supported a controversial bill looking to redefine the country's founding treaty with Māori people.
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New Zealand’s Parliament suspended three opposition lawmakers, Rawiri Waititi, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, and Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, over their haka performance in protest of a controversial bill. The bill, supported by the conservative government, sparked backlash from the Māori community, with critics claiming it represented an anti-Māori agenda. This protest, the most severe disciplinary action against lawmakers in New Zealand’s history, signals a growing debate over Māori culture’s role in public life and the nation’s push for Indigenous rights.
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Supporters rally with haka as Māori MPs face sanctions
A protest haka by Māori Party MPs in New Zealand’s parliament has sparked deep political division and could lead to record suspensions.
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