Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and ...
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of New Zealand’s Māori party rose and began a Haka, tearing a copy of the proposed law in half.
The drama in the chambers kicked off when Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke stood up mid-vote, powerfully ...
Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori stood and began a rhythmic Māori chant of challenge, which swelled to a roar as ...
The Treaty of Waitangi, which is the focus of the proposed bill, dates back to 1840 and is considered New Zealand's founding ...
The Treaty Principles Bill, which aims to redefine the interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi, has sparked protests in New ...
Protests erupted inside and outside of New Zealand’s parliament this week as the country’s far-right ACT New Zealand Party ...
The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to revise New Zealand’s foundational agreement with Maori people and is hugely unpopular, ...
A vote on the bill was suspended when opposition parties and people in the public gallery joined in the haka, led by Patri ...