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New Zealand Parliament Suspends Māori Lawmakers for Protest Haka

Three Māori lawmakers face record suspensions after performing a haka in Parliament to protest a controversial bill affecting Indigenous rights.


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New Zealand's Parliament has suspended three Māori lawmakers for performing a haka during a protest against a bill that sought to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi. Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke received a seven-day suspension, while party leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi were suspended for 21 days. The protest, which drew significant attention, raised questions about the treatment of Māori culture in Parliament. The suspensions are the longest in New Zealand's history, reflecting ongoing tensions regarding Indigenous rights and representation.

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The articles report on the record suspensions of Māori lawmakers for performing a haka protest in Parliament.

They highlight the divided opinions and tensions between government and opposition lawmakers regarding the protest.

The coverage remains neutral, focusing on procedural aspects and emotional responses without taking a clear stance.

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New Zealand MPs who performed haka in parliament given record suspensions
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"…The protest drew global headlines and ignited months of fraught debate among lawmakers about what the consequences should be and whether New Zealand’s parliament valued Māori culture or felt threatened by it."

New Zealand parliament suspends Maori MPs who performed protest haka
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"…The MPs from Te Pati Maori – the Maori Party – were handed the toughest sanctions ever imposed on legislators by New Zealand’s parliament on Thursday."

New Zealand Parliament votes for record suspensions of 3 lawmakers who performed Māori haka protest
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"…The protest drew global headlines and provoked months of fraught debate among lawmakers about what the consequences for the lawmakers’ actions should be and whether New Zealand’s Parliament welcomed or valued Māori culture — or felt threatened by it."

Maori lawmakers suspended over protest haka performed in New Zealand Parliament
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"…The suspension, he said, reinforces the longstanding perception that 'Māori culture is not equally respected within New Zealand’s formal institutions of governance.'"

New Zealand Parliament suspends 3 lawmakers who performed Māori haka in protest
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"…The protest drew global headlines and provoked months of fraught debate among lawmakers about what the consequences for the lawmakers' actions should be and whether New Zealand's Parliament welcomed or valued Māori culture — or felt threatened by it."

New Zealand Parliament suspends 3 Māori Party lawmakers for haka protest
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"…The protest drew global headlines and provoked months of fraught debate among lawmakers about what the consequences for the lawmakers’ actions should be and the place of Māori culture in Parliament."

New Zealand: Three Maori MPs suspended over 'intimidating' haka
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"…New Zealand has long been lauded for upholding indigenous rights, but relations with the Māori community have been strained recently under the current conservative government Luxon-led government."

New Zealand Parliament Suspends 3 Lawmakers Who Performed Maori Haka in Protest
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"…The protest drew global headlines and provoked months of fraught debate among lawmakers about what the consequences for the lawmakers' actions should be and whether New Zealand's Parliament welcomed or valued Māori culture — or felt threatened by it."

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