Māori lawmakers in New Zealand interrupt vote on controversial bill ...
Nov 15, 2024 · David Seymour, a Māori lawmaker who authored the Treaty Principles Bill, argued that the existing laws grant Māori people “different rights from other New Zealanders.”
Watch: Maori MP rips Treaty Bill, performs a haka in NZ …
Nov 15, 2024 · In a powerful display of protest, Maipi-Clarke ripped up a copy of the controversial Treaty Principles Bill and performed the traditional Maori haka, igniting a wave of support from fellow MPs and onlookers.
Moment MP leads haka to disrupt New Zealand parliament - BBC
Nov 14, 2024 · Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke ripped up a copy of the bill as she stood to lead the haka in parliament. Members from her party, Te Pāti Māori, other parties and some in …
Who is Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke and why have thousands made …
Nov 19, 2024 · New Zealand MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke went viral after she ripped a bill and lead her colleagues in a haka. The bill reinterprets the clauses in the Treaty of Waitangi, signed between the Crown and Indigenous Māori chiefs. Māori communities have launched a hīkoi, covering 1,000 kilometres over nine days.
Haka erupts in New Zealand parliament over controversial bill
The debate over the bill in parliament erupted yesterday afternoon when Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke ripped up a copy of the Treaty Principles Bill, and MPs and the public stood to perform the haka Ka Mate. She was joined by opposition MPs and members of the public gallery, bringing parliament to a halt.
Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret ... - BBC
Nov 14, 2024 · New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty …
Politician Suspended Over Haka Dance, Indigenous People Upset …
Nov 22, 2024 · Before a vote could be taken to make the bill a new law, Maipi-Clarke ripped up the controversial bill on the Parliament floor. The reinterpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi, in Māori and...
Treaty Principles Bill vote: How the fiery debate led to MP being ...
Act leader David Seymour ’s contentious Treaty Principles Bill passed its first vote in Parliament on Thursday, but not until after a fiery, impassioned debate that saw one Te Pāti Māori MP...
Treaty Principles Bill: The speeches and suspensions - RNZ
Nov 15, 2024 · Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith was National's first speaker on the bill, falling back on the prime minister's previous statements about the party's commitment to later vote the bill down, and its disagreement - but standing by the decision to send it to the select committee.
How the world reacted to the Treaty Principles Bill debate - RNZ
Nov 15, 2024 · The suspension of Parliament following a haka during debate on the Treaty Principles Bill on Thursday has garnered international attention. Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was suspended from Parliament and "named" after leading the haka. Labour MP Willie Jackson was also ejected from Parliament during the debate.