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New Zealand defers vote on rare suspension of Indigenous lawmakers
The New Zealand government on Tuesday deferred a vote over the rare suspension of three Indigenous lawmakers from parliament ...
New Zealand’s Parliament will debate suspending Māori lawmakers who performed a protest haka
A New Zealand parliamentary committee has recommended the unprecedented suspensions of three Māori lawmakers for performing a ...
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 ...
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New Zealand to debate suspensions of Maori legislators over protest haka
In November 2024, three legislators from the Te Pati Maori party performed a protest haka in parliament against a contentious treaty bill. Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke and Te Pati Maori co-leader ...
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New Zealand's Parliament will debate suspending Māori lawmakers who performed a protest haka
A New Zealand ... Treaty's promises in New Zealand's law, politics and public life. That produced billion-dollar land settlements with tribes and strategies to advance Indigenous language and ...