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New Zealand Parliament Suspended

New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill

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.

The New York Times · 11h

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.

Mashable on MSN · 1d

New Zealand parliament members cry out against bill threatening Maori communities

Members of New Zealand's parliament have rallied the international community in support of the island country's indigenous groups, as contentious legislation moves forward that could threaten Maori support systems.

Māori lawmakers in New Zealand interrupt vote on controversial bill with Haka

Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and ...

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"Do not negate 184 years of debate": Bill rolling back Māori rights in New Zealand faces backlash

The controversial Treaty Principles Bill would end the Māori right of self-determination outlined in a nearly 200-year-old ...

Global Voices Online2h

Protests erupt in New Zealand over Treaty Principles Bill

The bill calls for a reinterpretation of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti ... affirmed the protection of the rights of the Indigenous Māori. In New Zealand, bills must pass three ...

The News International23h

Maori MPs defy Indigenous bill with haka in New Zealand parliament

A contentious bill to reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous ... on Thursday.

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