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Meet New Zealand's youngest MP whose Māori Haka dance in Parliament has gone viral

New Zealand MP Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke is once again in the news after she ripped up the indigenous treaty bill in the Parliament.

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

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

Māori Lawmakers in New Zealand Disrupt Parliament With Protest ‘Haka’

Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori stood and began a rhythmic Māori chant of challenge, which swelled to a roar as opposition lawmakers and spectators in the public gallery joined in.

House suspended as haka interrupts first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill

Speaker Gerry Brownlee has suspended the House of Representatives after a haka, led by Te Paati Māori and performed by ...

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The House: Being hoist on a petard, and hoping to ban them

Parliament has featured in New Zealand's official Gazette twice in two days. Once regarding banning fireworks and once over ...

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