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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 cultural rights of Indigenous New Zealanders.

Teen Vogue on MSN · 51m

Māori Lawmakers in New Zealand Resist Proposed Bill With Haka Protest

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of New Zealand’s Māori party rose and began a Haka, tearing a copy of the proposed law in half.

People on MSN · 1h

Māori Lawmakers Perform Traditional Haka Dance to Protest New Zealand Bill

The Treaty of Waitangi, which is the focus of the proposed bill, dates back to 1840 and is considered New Zealand's founding document. The agreement was signed by Māori chiefs and the British monarchy and focused on rectifying wrongs done to the indigenous people when the country was colonized.

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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 ...

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Māori protests in NZ are about to get bigger and one person is being blamed

Clarke's viral protest inside New Zealand's parliament was an objection to a piece of legislation that is "looking for a ...

Greek Reporter2h

Maori MPs’ Haka Dance Suspends New Zealand Parliament

The New Zealand parliament was suspended on Thursday after Maori MPs performed the haka dance in protest of a bill.

Global Voices Online55m

Protests erupt in New Zealand over Treaty Principles Bill

Around 20 percent of New Zealand's 5.3 million population are Māori people. The Waitangi Tribunal, which looks into the implementation of the treaty, noted that the bill “purposefully excluded ...

Jurist7h

New Zealand dispatch: thousands join hīkoi in Auckland to oppose controversial Treaty Principles Bill

Thousands of marchers descended upon New Zealand’s largest city on Wednesday as part of the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti (March for the ...

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