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New Zealand Parliament Suspended

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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, demonstrating their community’s anger and fear over a bill that aims to reinterpret the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous 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 cultural rights of Indigenous New Zealanders.

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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 youngest MP in nearly two centuries, led an explosive protest.

What Is Treaty of Waitangi? 184-Year-Old Document Granting Land Rights To Maori Tribes

The Treaty of Waitangi, considered New Zealand’s founding document, takes its name from the Bay of Islands location.

New Zealand’s indigenous Maori people march against Treaty Principles Bill

Thousands of people have joined a nine-day march to New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, to protest a contentious bill that ...

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