NZ MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke Breaks Into Haka Dance In Parliament In Protest Against Bill ...

Opposition lawmakers performed the haka during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.

New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Māori MPs performed a haka to disrupt a vote on a ...

New Zealand’s youngest MP Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke has caught limelight for a dramatic protest at the Parliament.

Green MP Ricardo Menéndez March and Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke. Menéndez March said it served as "a reminder that everything is connected and that it will take all of us and ...

Students from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o te Rawhiti Roa and Te Kapu Whetu led welcoming haka, while iwi groups such as Ngatiwai fuelled the crowd with food and drinks. Despite waiting for an hour to ...

The Treaty Principles Bill has passed its first reading and will now go to the Justice Committee for consideration. Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was suspended from the house following a haka.

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke stood, expressed their six votes opposing the bill, then began a haka – specifically Ka Mate – and appeared to tear the bill in half. As Te Pāti Māori MPs stood to ...

Political Updates from Labour MP Including The Hikoi, Apology and more, ...