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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.

The Washington Post on MSN · 17h

New Zealanders are marching, performing haka to protest divisive bill

The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to revise New Zealand’s foundational agreement with Maori people and is hugely unpopular, with even the prime minister deriding it.

CNN on MSN · 1d

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.

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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 ...

Chaos in New Zealand parliament as contentious treaty bill passes first reading

New Zealand's parliament comes to a halt as shouting, a haka, and an expulsion take place during voting on a contentious bill ...

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