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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.

The New York Times · 7h

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.

Entertainment Times on MSN · 5h

New Zealand MP performs powerful tribal dance Māori Haka in Parliament to protest controversial bill; other MPs join in

New Zealand's parliament witnessed a powerful protest as opposition MPs performed a haka to oppose a controversial bill. The bill aims to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi, the country's founding document with the Māori people.

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 ...

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Hīkoi to Parliament live updates: Hīkoi mō te Tiriti moves up Fenton St in Rotorua

An estimated 10,000 people have marched through Rotorua today as part of Hīkoi mō te Tiriti, according to police. “Due to the ...

Al Bawaba News1d

Haka protest dance shakes New Zealand parliament over indigenous rights dispute

ALBAWABA - Two MPs were ejected and proceedings halted in the New Zealand Parliament on Thursday over a contentious measure ...

Incredible moment parliament grinds to a halt with defiant Haka from MPs

Thousands of protesters are due to arrive in New Zealand's capital, Wellington, on Tuesday for what is likely to be one of the largest race relations marches in the country’s history ...

The News International19h

Maori MPs defy Indigenous bill with haka in New Zealand parliament

In the video that went viral, Te Pāti Māori lawmaker Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke ... gathered for a preliminary vote on the ...

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