Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret …
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.
What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Māori ...
2 days ago · The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Māori chiefs. It paved the way for British annexation of New Zealand while requiring the Crown to protect ...
New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest ... - CNN
10 hours ago · REUTERS —. 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 ...
Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand's parliament …
1 day ago · For decades after the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, differences between the English and Māori texts and breaches by New Zealand governments intensified the disenfranchisement of Māori. By the middle of the 20th century, Indigenous language and culture had dwindled, much tribal land was confiscated and Māori were disadvantaged on every metric.
New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform …
8 hours ago · Māori make up roughly 20 percent of New Zealand’s 5.3 million people. They experience material hardship, have worse health indicators and are incarcerated at much higher rates than the ...
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Māori Lawmakers Stage ‘Haka’ Protest in Parliament | TIME
13 hours ago · Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, right, and her colleagues from Te Pāti Māori, talk to reporters following a protest inside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on Nov. 14, 2024. Charlotte Graham ...
New Zealand Parliament suspended after haka protest over Māori …
1 day ago · New Zealand Parliament was suspended on Thursday after a group of Māori MPs began a haka in protest over a contentious bill. The bill to reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and ...
Moment MP leads haka to disrupt New Zealand parliament - BBC
1 day ago · The bill proposes to change the way in which the Treaty of Waitangi - a 184-year-old treaty between the British Crown and Māori people - is interpreted. Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke ripped ...
Live updates: Treaty Principles Bill hīkoi day one – Te Ao Māori News
5 days ago · This article was first published by RNZ. A dawn karakia at Te Rerenga Wairua has launched a national hīkoi opposing the Treaty Principles bill and government policy impacting Māori.. Hīkoi mō te Tiriti participants gathered for a dawn blessing on Monday morning ahead of a nine-day journey to Wellington, with thousands expected to join the convoy as it makes its way across the country.
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