Lawmakers stage Maori protest in New Zealand's parliament

New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka | Vantage with Palki Sharma
New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka | Vantage with Palki Sharma In New Zealand, MPs disrupted the parliament with haka to protest the indigenous treaty bill. The bill aims to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with its indigenous people.
What is the Maori Haka dance, which New Zealand’s MPs performed in parliament in protest of a bill?
The haka, often associated with New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team, is much more than a pre-game ritual; it is a cornerstone of Maori culture, embodying history, identity, and emotion.
Maori lawmakers disrupt New Zealand parliament with stirring 'haka' dance
Speaker of Parliament Gerry Brownlee condemned the interruption as "grossly disorderly," clearing onlookers from the public gallery and temporarily suspending proceedings.
Maori MPs’ Haka Dance Suspends New Zealand Parliament
The New Zealand parliament was suspended on Thursday after Maori MPs performed the haka dance in protest of a bill.
Watch: New Zealand MPs perform haka in parliament to disrupt Maori rights debate
New Zealand’s parliament descended into chaos as Maori members staged a haka in protest against a bill that would “reinterpret” the country’s founding treaty.
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.
Moment New Zealand Maori MPs disrupt parliament with haka in protest against treaty bill
This is the moment New Zealand Maori MPs disrupt parliament with a haka to protest against a treaty bill. New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday (14 November), after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that could reinterpret an 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.
New Zealand Parliament Member Performs Haka to Protest Indigenous Treaty Bill
A New Zealand parliament member performed the Haka as a form of protest against a controversial bill that could threaten the rights of the Maori tribe
Moment MP leads haka to disrupt New Zealand parliament
Hoda Kotb announces that she’s fulfilling one of her dreams — getting a Toyota Sienna minivan! She opens up about her transition from the city to the suburbs, including PTA meetings and carpooling! Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke led the haka and ripped up a copy of a contentious bill being voted on.
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New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill
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Stirring 'haka' dance disrupts New Zealand's parliament
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Māori lawmakers in New Zealand interrupt vote on controversial bill with Haka
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