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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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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