Māori lawmakers performed a traditional haka dance to protest a New Zealand bill that could redefine the country's relationship with Indigenous people.

New Zealand's parliament witnessed dramatic scenes as a controversial bill proposing to redefine the country's founding treaty between Māori and the British Crown passed its first vote. The bill, facing widespread opposition and protests,

New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.