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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 ... It is contentious as it was written in both English and Māori - which had only been a spoken language until colonisation - and the two versions contain fundamental differences when ...
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.
New Zealanders are marching, performing haka to protest divisive bill
The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to revise New Zealand’s foundational agreement with Maori people and is hugely unpopular, with even the prime minister deriding it.
New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka to Protest Bill
New Zealand’s Parliament was temporarily suspended on Thursday as Māori lawmakers performed a haka, a traditional group dance, demonstrating their community’s anger and fear over a bill that aims to reinterpret the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.
Māori Lawmakers in New Zealand Disrupt Parliament With Protest ‘Haka’
Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori stood and began a rhythmic Māori chant of challenge, which swelled to a roar as opposition lawmakers and spectators in the public gallery joined in.
Māori lawmakers protest in New Zealand’s parliament
A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected on Thursday when dramatic political theater erupted over a controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.
Watch: New Zealand MPs perform haka in parliament to disrupt Maori rights debate
Credit: X/@Maori_Party New Zealand’s parliament descended into chaos as Maori members staged a haka in protest against a bill that would “reinterpret” the country’s founding treaty. The Treaty of Waitangi,
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Why New Zealand should keep the Maori language te reo alive
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Maori MPs shut down New Zealand parliament with haka protest
New Zealand’s parliament was brought to a halt on Thursday as Maori MPs staged a haka protest on the floor over a ...
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Thousands march on New Zealand capital against Indigenous treaty overhaul
New Zealand police reported that about 10,000 people marched through the town of Rotorua in protest against the Treaty ...
New Zealand's MP Raises Traditional Maori Chants To Protest Contentious Bill | Viral Video
Following Maipi-Clarke ringing haka – a rhythmic Maori chant of challenge, it led to a roar from the opposition lawmakers and ...
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 ...
New Zealand lawmakers stage Maori protest in Parliament during fraught race relations debate
New Zealand parliament erupts in dramatic political theater over controversial bill redefining Indigenous Maori rights.
Legislators stage Maori protest in New Zealand’s parliament
A controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Maori and the British Crown is ...
Lawmakers stage Maori protest in New Zealand's parliament during fraught race relations debate
Proposal targets nation’s 1840 founding document that included agreement between Indigenous Maori and British Crown ...