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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka to Protest Bill
New Zealand’s Parliament was temporarily suspended on Thursday as Māori lawmakers performed a haka, a traditional group dance ...
New Zealand Lawmakers Explode in Powerful Haka Chant on Parliament Floor to Protest Controversial Bill Threatening Māori Rights
The bill objects to certain to "ethnic quotas in public institutions," arguing protections for Māori culture defy "the ...
Greek Reporter3h
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.
New Zealand MP performs powerful tribal dance Māori Haka in Parliament to protest controversial bill; other MPs join in
New Zealand's parliament witnessed a powerful protest as opposition MPs performed a haka to oppose a controversial bill. The ...
India Today on MSN8h
Haka: How a Māori tradition became New Zealand's cultural icon
The haka is not merely a dance; it is a powerful narrative of the Māori people's resilience, heritage, and connection to their ancestors. Each step and chant is a declaration of identity, making the ...
"Do not negate 184 years of debate": Bill rolling back Māori rights in New Zealand faces backlash
Protests erupted inside and outside of New Zealand’s parliament this week as the country’s far-right ACT New Zealand Party ...
Treaty Principles Bill haka highlights tensions between Māori tikanga and rules of Parliament
Te Pāti Māori's extraordinary display of protest - interrupting the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill - has ...
New Zealand Parliament suspended after haka protest over Māori rights bill
As parliamentarians gathered for a preliminary vote on the bill on Thursday, Te Pāti Māori MPs physically tore a copy of the ...