New Zealand MPs protest Indigenous treaty bill with haka

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New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill
New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.
Watch: Maori mps stage haka protest over treaty bill
A heated protest erupted in New Zealand’s parliament on Thursday as Maori lawmakers performed a haka to oppose a controversial bill aiming to redefine the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi.
LIVE: New Zealand Maori MPs disrupt parliament with haka protests
New Zealand MPs performed the traditional Maori haka in Parliament, halting proceedings over a controversial treaty bill. The bill seeks to narrow the interpretation of the historic Treaty of Waitangi,
Watch: New Zealand MPs perform haka in parliament to disrupt Maori rights debate
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.
Moment MP leads haka to disrupt New Zealand parliament
Parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Māori MPs performed a haka to disrupt a vote on a controversial bill that has ignited protests across New Zealand. The bill proposes to change the way in which the Treaty of Waitangi - a 184-year-old treaty between the British Crown and Māori people - is interpreted.
New Zealand MPs protest Indigenous treaty bill with haka in Parliament
A group of MPs in New Zealand performed a haka, a traditional Māori performance, in Parliament on Thursday to express opposition to a proposed law that seeks to redefine a treaty between the Crown and Indigenous people.
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