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 ...
"Do not negate 184 years of debate": Bill rolling back Māori rights in New Zealand faces backlash
The controversial Treaty Principles Bill would end the Māori right of self-determination outlined in a nearly 200-year-old ...
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Protests erupt in New Zealand over Treaty Principles Bill
The haka was led by Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, the country’s youngest Member of Parliament. She has since been suspended from Parliament for the act of protest. A viral photo of her tearing up the ...
Treaty Principles Bill 'inviting civil war', Jenny Shipley says
A former prime minister has warned the ACT Party is "inviting civil war" with its attempt to define the principle of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in law. The party's controversial Treaty Principles Bill ...
Viral video | Social media stunned to watch ‘angry’ New Zealand MP in Parliament; here’s what it actually means
The Treaty Principles Bill, which aims to redefine the interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi, has sparked protests in New ...
Māori Lawmakers in New Zealand Resist Proposed Bill With Haka Protest
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of New Zealand’s Māori party rose and began a Haka, tearing a copy of the proposed law in half.
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 ...
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 ...
Maori MP tears up Treaty Bill, performs traditional haka in New Zealand Parliament to protest
New Zealand’s Parliament witnessed a rare scene on Thursday when 22-year-old Te Pati Maori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, the ...
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 ...
Watch: Maori mps stage haka protest over treaty bill
According to Statistics Canada, more than 30 per cent of Nova Scotians are renters. Leaders explain what they would do to ...
“Political reward for this kind of theatre is quite big”: Peter Dunne on haka in Parliament
Yesterday’s Treaty Principles parliamentary debate caught international attention.  Labour MP Willie Jackson was ejected from Parliament during the de ...