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New Zealand Parliament Suspended

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

New Zealanders are marching, performing haka to protest divisive bill

More than 10,000 New Zealanders on Friday joined a 660-mile protest march heading toward Parliament in Wellington, amid growing opposition to proposed legislation that would strip Maori people of special rights accorded to them under an 1840 treaty.

The New York Times · 1d

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

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

Boise State Public Radio · 1d

Maori lawmakers perform haka to disrupt controversial bill vote in New Zealand

Parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members performed a haka — a traditional ceremonial group dance — to disrupt the vote on a controversial bill.

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Treaty Principles Bill: National spooked as Te Pāti Māori’s parliament haka delivers more grist to Act’s David Seymour - Claire Trevett

Act’s Treaty Principles Bill passed its first reading in Parliament on Thursday with support from National, Act and NZ First.

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Treaty Principles Bill Haka Highlights Tensions Between Māori Tikanga And Rules Of Parliament

Te Pāti Māori's extraordinary display of protest - interrupting the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill - has ...

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