Act leader David Seymour’s contentious Treaty Principles Bill passed its first vote in Parliament on Thursday, but not until ...
Te Pāti Māori's extraordinary display of protest - interrupting the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill - has ...
Credit: X/@Maori_Party New Zealand’s parliament descended into chaos as Māori members staged a haka in protest against ...
“Shame on you for what you’re trying to do to this nation.” Jackson was thrown out of the debating chamber by Speaker Gerry ...
A controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Maori and the British Crown is ...
Maori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke stood and began a ringing haka – a rhythmic Maori chant of challenge – which swelled to a ...
Kerre Woodham thinks the chaos and fighting during the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill was a reflection of what ...
You can watch the empowering moment below. The speaker of Parliament Gerry Brownlee said the action was “grossly disorderly ...
This moment, which quickly spread across social media, took place during the debate on the Treaty Principles Bill.
A massive haka started by Te Pāti Māori MPs and joined by those in the public galleries forced the Speaker to suspend ...
New Zealand’s parliament was brought to a halt on Thursday as Maori MPs staged a haka protest on the floor to protest a ...