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.
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.
All About Haka, Traditional Maori Dance Performed By New Zealand MP
Clarke, on Thursday tore up a copy of the contentious Treaty Principles Bill and performed a traditional Maori haka during a House session.
Maori lawmakers perform haka to disrupt controversial bill vote in New Zealand
Parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members performed a haka — a traditional ceremonial group dance — to disrupt the vote on a controversial bill.
Māori Lawmakers Perform Traditional Haka Dance to Protest New Zealand Bill
The Treaty of Waitangi, which is the focus of the proposed bill, dates back to 1840 and is considered New Zealand's founding document. The agreement was signed by Māori chiefs and the British monarchy and focused on rectifying wrongs done to the indigenous people when the country was colonized.
What is the Maori Haka dance, which New Zealand’s MPs performed in parliament in protest of a bill?
The haka, often associated with New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team, is much more than a pre-game ritual; it is a cornerstone of Maori culture, embodying history, identity, and emotion.
New Zealand Maori begin march on capital to protest Indigenous treaty bill
Hundreds of people on Monday set out on a nine-day march to New Zealand's capital of Wellington in protest over legislation that would reinterpret a treaty at the heart of race relations in the Pacific country.
Moment New Zealand Maori MPs disrupt parliament with haka in protest against treaty bill
This is the moment New Zealand Maori MPs disrupt parliament with a haka to protest against a treaty bill. New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday (14 November), after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that could reinterpret an 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.
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.
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.
NZ MP performs powerful Haka in Parliament: Lesser known facts about Maori tribe and the essence of Haka
Clarke, a young New Zealand MP, captivated global attention with her energetic Haka performance upon entering parliament.
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New Zealand's indigenous Maori people march against Treaty Principles Bill
Thousands of people have joined a nine-day march to New Zealand's capital, Wellington, to protest a contentious bill that ...