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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.
Māori lawmakers take New Zealand parliament by storm with viral Haka protest dance
Māori lawmakers have performed an emotive 'Haka' protest dance in opposition to a contentious race relations bill which has triggered nation-wide protests.
Watch: New Zealand MPs perform haka in parliament to disrupt Maori rights debate
New Zealand’s parliament descended into chaos as Maori members staged a haka in protest against a bill that would “reinterpret” the country’s founding treaty.
Maori march against indigenous rights bill in one of New Zealand’s largest-ever protests
Tens of thousands of people have marched on New Zealand’s capital against a bill to redefine Maori rights in one of the largest protests in the country’s history.
Historic Māori Rights March Draws 42,000 to New Zealand's Parliament
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders confronted parliament to protest a law to redefine a treaty between the Maori and Britain.
Tens of thousands march in New Zealand Maori rights protest
Booming Indigenous Maori "haka" chants rang out across New Zealand's capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands rallied against a conservative push to redefine the nation's founding treaty.
Tens of thousands crowd New Zealand's Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights
They arrived Tuesday to oppose a law that would reshape the county’s founding treaty between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.
Why Māori are protesting in New Zealand
A controversial bill has ignited a 'flashpoint in race relations' as opponents claim it will undermine the rights of Indigenous people
Maori march ends in rally against rights-diluting bill in New Zealand
A nine-day march by Maori ended in a Wellington rally to protest a bill said to weaken Maori rights. Protesters wore traditional attire or shirts with 'Toitu te Tiriti' (honour the treaty), highlighting calls to respect the Treaty of Waitangi.
Maori protest converges on Wellington, New Zealand
Thousands of Maori protesters converged on the parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, today amid anger from the indigenous people over an equal rights bill. The proposed law would grant equal rights to all residents - stripping the native tribe of long-held privileges.
Haka in the House
The haka in parliament was part of a protest that has galvanized the nation. According to local media, an estimated 42,000 ...
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New Zealand's Cringe-Worthy Viral Haka Protest Is A Warning For The West
A recent protest in New Zealand's Parliament in which lawmakers broke into a Haka—a traditional Maori dance—has attracted ...
New Zealand parliament protest haka slammed for lacking ‘understanding’ of democracy
New Zealand ACT Leader David Seymour says the protest haka in parliament shows a “total lack of understanding” over how ...
FACT CHECK: Was A Vote In New Zealand Parliament Stopped By Maori Haka Dancing?
A post on X claims that the first reading of a bill during a Parliamentary session in New Zealand was cancelled after Māori ...
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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Watch classmates honor a star student with a performance of the Haka
Watch this valedictorian honored by her classmates with a heartfelt Haka The traditional dance is sacred to the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand. It’s famous around the world as part of ...
New Zealand lawmakers use haka to protest controversial bill
A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers were ejected on Thursday when a ringing haka began – a ...
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What To Know About Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, New Zealand’s Iconic Gen Z Politician
Following her viral haka performance in New Zealand's parliament, Gen Z politician Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke has all eyes on ...