Clarke, a young New Zealand MP, captivated global attention with her energetic Haka performance upon entering parliament. Recently, she made headlines again by tearing up a controversial bill and performing the Haka with fellow MPs.

Credit: X/@Maori_Party New Zealand’s parliament descended into chaos as Maori members staged a haka in protest against a bill that would “reinterpret” the country’s founding treaty. The Treaty of Waitangi,

This is the moment New Zealand Maori MPs disrupt parliament with a haka to protest against a treaty bill. New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday (14 November), after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that could reinterpret an 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.