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Swedish parliament backs financing bill for new nuclear power
Sweden's parliament passed a bill on Wednesday to finance a new generation of nuclear reactors the government says are key to ...
How uproar over a Māori haka, beloved in New Zealand life, sowed chaos and gridlock in Parliament
The haka, a chanting dance of challenge, is sacred to New Zealand’s Māori people but it’s become a beloved cultural ...
How controversy over Maori haka sparked chaos in New Zealand parliament
How controversy over Maori haka sparked chaos in New Zealand parliament - The haka is a cherished cultural symbol, but this ...
Māori lawmakers who performed a protest haka receive temporary bans from New Zealand’s Parliament
Three New Zealand lawmakers from Te Pāti Māori, the Māori Party, will receive temporary bans from Parliament and severe ...
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New Zealand MPs suspended for performing haka in parliament
The three legislators did not appear before the committee when summoned in April because they said New Zealand’s parliament does not respect Maori cultural protocol and they would not get a fair ...
The Washington Post7d
New Zealand's Parliament will debate suspending Māori lawmakers who performed a protest haka
The report recommended that Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke, who at 22 is New Zealand’s youngest lawmaker, be suspended from Parliament for seven days. The co-leaders of her political party ...
WTNH6d
New Zealand’s Parliament will debate suspending Māori lawmakers who performed a protest haka
The report recommended that Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke, who at 22 is New Zealand’s youngest lawmaker, be suspended from Parliament for seven days. The co-leaders of her political party ...