Opposition lawmakers performed the haka during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.
Member of Parliament Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke led the ceremonial performance of Māori culture, tearing up a controversial bill as other lawmakers joined her in protest.
The Treaty of Waitangi, which is the focus of the proposed bill, dates back to 1840 and is considered New Zealand's founding ...
Act’s Treaty Principles Bill passed its first reading in Parliament on Thursday with support from National, Act and NZ First.
According to Statistics Canada, more than 30 per cent of Nova Scotians are renters. Leaders explain what they would do to ...
Maipi-Clarke, who made history as New Zealand’s youngest MP, captured widespread attention by performing the haka during her ...
Clarke, staged a dramatic protest in Parliament, leading a haka against the controversial Treaty Principles Bill ...
New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a ...
This moment, which quickly spread across social media, took place during the debate on the Treaty Principles Bill.
Te Pāti Māori's extraordinary display of protest - interrupting the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill - has ...
Members of New Zealand's parliament have rallied the international community in support of the island country's indigenous ...
New Zealand’s youngest Member of Parliament, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, has once again captured national and international ...