New Zealand's parliament has voted to suspend three Māori MPs for their protest haka during a sitting last year. Opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who started the traditional dance after ...

How controversy over Maori haka sparked chaos in New Zealand parliament - The haka is a cherished cultural symbol, but this one has ignited a fiery debate. advertisement. The Independent.

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s parliament on Thursday handed record-long suspensions to three Indigenous Maori lawmakers who last year staged a protest haka on the debating floor. Maori Party co ...

New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law.

Three Māori lawmakers in New Zealand received record suspensions of up to three weeks Thursday over a protest haka they performed against a contentious bill in Parliament last year.

transcript. New Zealand Parliament Suspends Lawmakers for Haka Dance Protest Co-leaders of the Te Pāti Māori party, Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, were suspended on Thursday without ...

In November 2024, three legislators from the Te Pati Maori party performed a protest haka in parliament. Published On 15 May 2025 15 May 2025. Tens of thousands protest New Zealand Maori rights bill.

Three Maori MPs have been suspended from New Zealand’s parliament for performing a haka during a sitting last year. On Thursday, the legislature voted to ban Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa ...

New Zealand's parliament on Thursday handed record-long suspensions to three Indigenous Maori lawmakers who last year staged a protest haka on the debating floor.

transcript. New Zealand Parliament Suspends Lawmakers for Haka Dance Protest Co-leaders of the Te Pāti Māori party, Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, were suspended on Thursday without ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The haka, a chanting dance of challenge, is sacred to New Zealand’s Māori people but it’s become a beloved cultural institution among New Zealanders of all races.

The haka, a traditional Maori dance of challenge, has transcended its sacred origins to become a cherished cultural symbol for all New Zealanders. From sporting events to funerals and graduations ...