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Debate Erupts Over Maori MPs' Haka in Parliament

5/20/2025

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New Zealand's Parliament is embroiled in a heated debate over potential suspensions for Te Pati Maori MPs who performed a haka during the Treaty Principles Bill reading. With the Privileges Committee suggesting suspensions of 21 and 7 days, tensions rise as the discussion is postponed until after the Budget, igniting protests and raising alarms about Maori rights and parliamentary integrity.

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New Zealand's Parliament is embroiled in a heated debate over potential suspensions for Te Pati Maori MPs who performed a haka during the Treaty Principles Bill reading. With the Privileges Committee suggesting suspensions of 21 and 7 days, tensions rise as the discussion is postponed until after the Budget, igniting protests and raising alarms about Maori rights and parliamentary integrity.