Three Maori MPs suspended over 'intimidating' haka
Summary
New Zealand's parliament has suspended three Māori MPs for performing a protest haka, a traditional dance, during a session last year. This action followed their opposition to a bill that aimed to change the understanding of the country's founding treaty, which was ultimately rejected by parliament.Key Facts
- Three Māori MPs were suspended for performing a protest haka in parliament.
- Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke received a seven-day ban, while Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer were banned for 21 days.
- The suspension followed their protest against a bill aiming to redefine New Zealand's founding treaty.
- The bill, called the Treaty Principles Bill, was voted down 112 to 11 in April.
- The proposed law sought to legally define the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi from 1840.
- The haka protest occurred last November, and a video of it went viral.
- More than 40,000 people protested against the bill during its first reading.
- The Māori Party currently holds six seats in New Zealand’s 123-seat parliament.
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