SYDNEY, Nov 15 — New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended yesterday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret...
Maori MPs confront NZ parliament with haka dance over Bill attempting to reinterpret 184-year-old British treaty
Rulings by the courts and a separate Maori tribunal have progressively expanded Maori rights and privileges over the decades. However, some argue this has discriminated against non-Indigenous citizens. Parliament was briefly suspended as people in the gallery joined in, and shouting drowned out others in the chamber.ACT New Zealand leader David Seymour said people who oppose the bill want to “stir up” fear and division. “My mission is to empower every person,” he added.
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