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New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with Māori people.
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 ...
Fact Check: Members of Parliament in New Zealand representing the Maori people, labeled as Te Pāti Māori, interrupted a reading of the ‘Treaty Principles Bill’ on Thursday, November 14th ...
An irate Brownlee was unable to quiet the fracas as opponents approached Seymour’s seat. The live broadcast of Parliament’s proceedings was cut and Brownlee ordered the public be removed before the vote resumed. He suspended Maipi-Clarke, 22, from Parliament for a day. The bill will proceed to a public submission process before another vote.
The "Freedom Camp NZ" then spawned a second Telegram group to facilitate planning for each city and town in New Zealand. To facilitate these solidarity protest, a conversation thread was created for each major New Zealand city and town to coordinate the establishment of "Freedom Camps" at the local level. [184]
On 7 November, protesters gathered outside the New Zealand Parliament and Seymour's electorate office in Epsom to protest against its introduction. [ 66 ] From 11 November, a hīkoi (march) opposing the legislation called Hīkoi mō te Tiriti (March for the Treaty) began marching to Parliament in Wellington in two convoys beginning at Cape ...
Hōne Heke's protests [2] 1 Russell: Protest against the British Crown by repeatedly chopping down flag pole. Eventually leading to the New Zealand Wars. 1845–1872 The New Zealand Wars: North Island A series of conflicts between the British crown, its allies and various Maori tribes. 1881 5 November (invasion of government troops)
This is the moment New Zealand Maori MPs disrupt parliament with a haka to protest against a treaty bill. New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday (14 November), after Maori ...