Māori, New Zealand and haka

Youngest New Zealand MP, other Māori leaders perform war dance in Parliament over controversial bill; Here's video
Thousands marched in New Zealand on Friday, protesting a controversial bill that seeks to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi. The bill, which passed its first reading, has sparked nationwide rallies and a hikoi (march) to the capital.
Watch: New Zealand MPs perform haka in parliament to disrupt debate on Māori rights
Two Māori MPs were removed from the chamber for protesting a bill that ‘reinterprets’ rights for the country’s Indigenous people
New Zealand Parliament suspended after haka protest over Māori rights bill
As parliamentarians gathered for a preliminary vote on the bill on Thursday, Te Pāti Māori MPs physically tore a copy of the bill, stood and began a haka.
New Zealand MPs protest Indigenous treaty bill with haka during meeting
New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on an Indigenous rights bill.
Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret founding treaty
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. Opposition party MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke began the traditional ceremonial group dance after being asked whether her party supported the bill,
New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill
Meet New Zealand's youngest MP whose Māori Haka dance in Parliament goes viral
New Zealand MP Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke is once again in the news after she ripped up the indigenous treaty bill in the Parliament.
Haka performed in New Zealand's parliament in protest of controversial founding bill
New Zealand's parliament descended into chaos during a vote over a controversial bill that proposed to dramatically change the way New Zealand's treaty between Maori and the crown is interpreted. MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke started the traditional group dance after she was asked how her party would vote.
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