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 ...
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 ...
New Zealand Lawmakers Explode in Powerful Haka Chant on Parliament Floor to Protest Controversial Bill Threatening Māori Rights
The bill objects to certain to "ethnic quotas in public institutions," arguing protections for Māori culture defy "the ...
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 performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill ...
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 ...
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Haka: How a Māori tradition became New Zealand's cultural icon
The haka is not merely a dance; it is a powerful narrative of the Māori people's resilience, heritage, and connection to their ancestors. Each step and chant is a declaration of identity, making the ...
Treaty Principles Bill haka highlights tensions between Māori tikanga and rules of Parliament
Te Pāti Māori's extraordinary display of protest - interrupting the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill - has ...
New Zealand Parliament suspended after haka protest over Māori rights bill
As parliamentarians gathered for a preliminary vote on the bill on Thursday, Te Pāti Māori MPs physically tore a copy of the ...
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Waititi defends haka in Treaty Bill debate
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi says he’s proud of yesterday’s commotion during the Treaty Principles Bill debates and ...
New Zealand MPs protest Indigenous treaty bill with haka in Parliament
A group of MPs in New Zealand performed a haka, a traditional Māori performance, in Parliament on Thursday to express ...
Senior Māori MPs Rawiri Waititi, Shane Jones trade blows on haka, pornography after Treaty bill row
Barbs are flying between senior Māori MPs after Parliament descended into chaos during the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill when one of Te Pāti Māori’s new members was ejected from the ...