Under the scrutiny of a black-robed official and before a hushed audience, a decorative cookie tin rattles like a bingo drum.

A vote to approve unprecedented, lengthy bans from Parliament for the Māori party lawmakers who enacted the protest was ...

How controversy over Maori haka sparked chaos in New Zealand parliament - The haka is a cherished cultural symbol, but this ...

The New Zealand government on Tuesday deferred a vote over the rare suspension of three Indigenous lawmakers from parliament ...

A New Zealand parliament committee on Wednesday (May 14) recommended three Indigenous lawmakers be temporarily suspended from parliament following the performance of a haka during the reading of a ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Three New Zealand lawmakers from Te Pāti Māori, the Māori Party, will receive temporary bans ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — New York lawmakers passed the long-overdue 2025-2026 state budget on Thursday night. The spending plan totals around $254.3 billion, over $10 billion more than last year ...

It’s a mask slip-up. A Gov. Kathy Hochul-backed mask ban in the $254 billion state budget deal drew jeers from lawmakers, who said it didn’t go nearly far enough as they lined up to vote on ...

Siraya leaders and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers yesterday called on the government to remove all barriers and opposition to the group’s fight to restore their indigenous status. After ...

Most of the new restrictions come from Republican lawmakers in states where petitions have been used to place abortion rights, marijuana legalization and other progressive initiatives on the ballot.