New Zealand’s Parliament will debate suspending Māori lawmakers who performed a protest haka
15-05-2025 06:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca

New Zealand’s Parliament will debate suspending Māori lawmakers who performed a protest haka

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand parliamentary committee has recommended the unprecedented suspensions of three Māori lawmakers for performing a protest haka in the debating chamber last year.
The haka is a chanting dance of challenge of great cultural importance in New Zealand, and the three lawmakers from Te Pāti Māori, the Māori party, performed one to oppose a controversial bill that would have redefined the country’s founding document.A committee
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