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Three members of the Maori Party faced suspension after performing a haka during a vote. The protest was against the Treaty Principles Bill. The bill aimed to reinterpret New Zealand’s founding document. The action led to debate on cultural expression in government. The privileges committee ruled the haka disrupted the legislative process. The MPs received suspensions and salary loss.

New Zealand MPs, including Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, face suspension after performing a haka during a vote on the Treaty Principles Bill, which sought to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi. Maipi-Clarke ripped up a copy of the bill during the performance. The committee ruled that the haka could have intimidated other lawmakers, sparking debate about cultural expression versus parliamentary etiquette.

New Zealand's parliament witnessed a powerful protest as opposition MPs performed a haka to oppose a controversial bill. The bill aims to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi, the country's founding document with the Māori people. The haka, a traditional Māori dance, was led by MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke and saw participation from the gallery, reflecting widespread opposition to the bill.

A New Zealand parliamentary committee suggests suspending three Maori lawmakers. They performed a haka to protest a bill. The bill aimed to redefine the nation's founding document. The committee deemed their actions contemptuous. The lawmakers face unprecedented penalties. The speaker will allow debate before the vote. The Maori party criticizes the process. The bill sparked controversy over Maori rights.

New Zealand's Parliament was briefly suspended after a haka erupted in the public gallery following the maiden speech of Maori Party MP Oriini Kaipara. The unapproved performance, joined by some MPs, led Speaker Gerry Brownlee to call for order and later suspend the session. An investigation will determine if any MPs were aware of the planned haka.

New Zealand's parliament witnessed dramatic scenes as a controversial bill proposing to redefine the country's founding treaty between Māori and the British Crown passed its first vote. The bill, facing widespread opposition and protests, aims to apply the treaty's principles to all New Zealanders, a move critics argue could fuel racial tensions.

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal condemned the disruption of a peaceful Sikh Nagar Kirtan in New Zealand, calling it a threat to religious freedom and universal brotherhood. He praised the Sikh community for maintaining restraint despite provocation and urged external affairs minister S Jaishankar to raise the issue with the New Zealand government, as police intervened to ensure the procession could continue safely.

Thousands of protesters in New Zealand marched to Parliament in Wellington, opposing a bill that seeks to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi. Critics view the bill, introduced by the ACT Party, as an attempt to dismantle government support for the Maori population.

Three Maori MPs face suspension from New Zealand's Parliament over performing a haka to protest the Treaty Principles Bill. The parliamentary privileges committee recommended suspensions for Rawiri Waititi, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, and Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, deeming their actions disruptive and potentially intimidating. This decision has sparked outrage from Te Pati Maori, who view it as a disproportionate punishment for resisting colonial power.

An Indigenous New Zealand lawmaker was thrown out of Parliament's debating chamber Wednesday for performing a Maori haka in protest at what he said were racist arguments.

Thousands of protesters rallied against the New Zealand government's Indigenous policies on Tuesday as the Parliament convened for the first time since October elections. Demonstrations in the capital, Wellington, and in about a dozen other New Zealand cities and towns were organized by the minor Maori Party, which advocates for the rights of Indigenous New Zealanders who are known as Maori. Protesters demonstrated peacefully outside Parliament against what they described as the "anti-Maori" policies of the newly elected conservative-led coalition government.

New Zealand's Parliament overwhelmingly rejected the controversial Treaty Principles Bill, designed to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi, with a vote of 112 to 11. The bill sparked significant debate about Indigenous rights and prompted large-scale protests. Despite its defeat, scrutiny of Maori rights continues as the government considers further changes to laws referencing the Treaty.

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