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New Zealand MPs protest Indigenous treaty bill with haka

New Zealand’s Youngest MP Rips Up Bill, Stages ‘Haka’ Protest In Parliament Over Controversial Bill

On Thursday, New Zealand’s parliamentary session erupted into a fiery debate as 22-year-old Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke staged a dramatic ‘haka,’ a traditional Māori challenge, while tearing up a controversial bill during the session.

The New York Times · 1h

New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka to Protest Bill

Opposition lawmakers performed the traditional dance during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.

The Indian Express · 3h

WATCH: New Zealand’s youngest MP performs ‘haka’ in parliament; tears treaty bill in bold protest

Maori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke made a powerful stand, tearing up the Treaty Bill and performing the haka in Parliament.

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Māori Lawmakers in New Zealand’s Disrupt Parliament With Protest ‘Haka’

But not before one final flashpoint. When asked how her party’s lawmakers would vote, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti ...

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Youngest New Zealand MP, other Māori leaders perform war dance in Parliament over controversial bill; Here's video

Thousands marched in New Zealand on Friday, protesting a controversial bill that seeks to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi.

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Rawiri Waititi, Shane Jones clash over haka

Government minister Shane Jones said Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, one of the youngest MPs in New Zealand history at 22, ought ...

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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 ...

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Māori Party halts Parliament over Treaty Bill

Te Pāti Māori and Hauraki Waikato MP Hana Rawhiti Maipi-Clark temporarily halted Parliament’s passage of the first reading of ...

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