In New Zealand's Biggest Protest, 35,000 Maoris Take To The Streets. Here's Why
Indigenous "Haka" chants boomed across New Zealand's capital Wellington, as tens of thousands of people rallied against a bill that critics say would alter the core of the nation's founding treaty and dilute the rights of Maori people.
New Zealand Parliament suspended after Haka protest
New Zealand Parliament was temporarily suspended on Nov. 14 after opposition lawmakers in the New Zealand Parliament performed the Haka in protest of a controversial bill. The bill aims to redefine the country's 1840 treaty with the indigenous Maori people.
Protesters take to New Zealand’s streets over Maori treaty bill; Days after Haka showdown in Parl
Tens of thousands marched in New Zealand to protest a treaty bill in Wellington on Nov 19. Protesters say the bill threatens Maori rights and could set race relations back decades. The protest was preceded by a nine-day march or hikoi,
Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori stood and began a rhythmic Māori chant of challenge, which swelled to a roar as ...
New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a ...
The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to revise New Zealand’s foundational agreement with Maori people and is hugely unpopular, ...
New Zealand ACT Leader David Seymour says the protest haka in parliament shows a “total lack of understanding” over how ...
Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and ...
Haka chants rang out during the demonstration in Wellington on Tuesday - Mark Tantrum/AP Tens of thousands of people have ...
A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers were ejected on Thursday when a ringing haka began – a ...
A post on X claims that the first reading of a bill during a Parliamentary session in New Zealand was cancelled after Māori ...
New Zealand’s parliament descended into chaos as Maori members staged a haka in protest against a bill that would ...
The bill, introduced by the Act political party, which is part of the country's ruling coalition, argues that New Zealand ...
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