NZ MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke Breaks Into Haka Dance In Parliament In Protest Against Bill ...

New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Māori MPs performed a haka to disrupt a vote on a ...

Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race relations bill that has ignited protests across the country.

New Zealand’s youngest MP Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke has caught limelight for a dramatic protest at the Parliament.

The Treaty Principles Bill has passed its first reading and will now go to the Justice Committee for consideration. Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was suspended from the house following a haka.

Opposition MPs and the public gallery stood to perform Ka Mate, after Hauraki Waikato MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke stood to deliver her Te Pāti Māori's vote against the bill. The Speaker, Gerry ...

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke stood, expressed their six votes opposing the bill, then began a haka – specifically Ka Mate – and appeared to tear the bill in half. As Te Pāti Māori MPs stood to ...

Green MP Ricardo Menéndez March and Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke. Menéndez March said it served as "a reminder that everything is connected and that it will take all of us and ...

Students from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o te Rawhiti Roa and Te Kapu Whetu led welcoming haka, while iwi groups such as Ngatiwai fuelled the crowd with food and drinks. Despite waiting for an hour to ...

Political Updates from Labour MP Including The Hikoi, Apology and more, ...