On Wednesday, Chris Hipkins was sworn in as New Zealand's 41st prime minister, following the unexpected resignation last week of Jacinda Ardern.
He will have less than nine months before contesting a general election.
New Zealand Governor-General Cindy Kiro officiated the brief swearing-in ceremony in front of his friends and colleagues after she earlier accepted Ardern's resignation.
New Zealand Parliament suspends three lawmakers for performing protest haka
The three politicians from New Zealand's Te PÄti MÄori party performed the haka when asked if they supported a controversial bill looking to redefine the country's founding treaty with MÄori people.
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New Zealandās 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 MÄori community, with critics claiming it represented an anti-MÄori agenda. This protest, the most severe disciplinary action against lawmakers in New Zealandās history, signals a growing debate over MÄori cultureās role in public life and the nationās push for Indigenous rights.
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Supporters rally with haka as MÄori MPs face sanctions
A protest haka by MÄori Party MPs in New Zealandās parliament has sparked deep political division and could lead to record suspensions.
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