A massive haka started by Te Pāti Māori MPs and joined by those in the public galleries forced the Speaker to suspend ...

A fiery debate has begun as the bill has its first reading in the House, and thousands continue a hīkoi towards Wellington.

Audrey Young is the NZ Herald’s senior political correspondent. She was named Political Journalist of the Year at the Voyager ...

Labour's Māori Development spokesperson was the first to be ejected from the House after calling David Seymour a "liar" - breaking Parliament's rules.

Clarke's viral protest inside New Zealand's parliament was an objection to a piece of legislation that is "looking for a ...

New Zealand’s controversial Treaty Principles Bill passed its ... It caused enough disruption that the Speaker suspended ...

MP Kim Leadbeater discusses new assisted dying bill. The new bill will allow people, who are terminally ill with six months ...

Timed to coincide with the first reading of the contentious Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill yesterday — it passed ...

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

Given the Treaty Principles Bill is equally divisive and will attract many of the same submitters, that could just be a taste ...

Te Pati Maori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was suspended for beginning the haka - during a vote on the legislation. Opposition MPs and people in the public gallery also joined in. Speaker Gerry ...

Labour is calling on Deputy Prime Minister and NZ First leader Winston Peters to apologise for naming a public servantin a ...