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Maori MPs Suspended for Powerful Haka Protest

5/14/2025

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Te Pati Maori MPs Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, and Rawiri Waititi are facing suspensions for performing a powerful haka during the Treaty Principles Bill reading. Maipi-Clarke is sidelined for seven days, while Ngarewa-Packer and Waititi endure 21-day suspensions. The Privileges Committee labeled their actions as intimidatory, leaving their communities without vital representation.

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Story summary

Te Pati Maori MPs Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, and Rawiri Waititi are facing suspensions for performing a powerful haka during the Treaty Principles Bill reading. Maipi-Clarke is sidelined for seven days, while Ngarewa-Packer and Waititi endure 21-day suspensions. The Privileges Committee labeled their actions as intimidatory, leaving their communities without vital representation.