Tens of thousands march in New Zealand Maori rights protest
Booming Indigenous Maori "haka" chants rang out across New Zealand's capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands rallied against a conservative push to redefine the nation's founding treaty. Protests have been swelling throughout New Zealand after a minor party in the conservative coalition government drafted a bill to redefine the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi.
VIDEO: New Zealand Parliament Suspended As MPs Perform Haka In Protest Over Bill To Limit Maori Rights
A vote on the bill was suspended when opposition parties and people in the public gallery joined in the haka, led by Patri Maori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who also ripped up a copy of the bill.
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New Zealand Parliament echoes with MP’s ‘Maori Haka’! What is it, when and how it is performed – All you need to knowIn the video, Clarke is seen leading a powerful traditional dance called Maori haka. Along with Clarke, other members of ...
According to NBC, a haka is a Maori dance that was "traditionally a challenge to opponents." In a video shared by The Associated Press, Maipi-Clarke was joined by other members of the opposition ...
Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and ...
Parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members performed a haka — a traditional ceremonial group dance — to ...
New Zealand’s parliament descended into chaos as Maori members staged a haka in protest against a bill that would ...
Maipi-Clarke used the opportunity to perform a haka, or war dance. She tore up a copy of the bill in front of its author, as members of Parliament (MPs) from the Maori, Green and Labour parties ...
The New Zealand parliament was suspended on Thursday after Maori MPs performed the haka dance in protest of a bill.
A nine-day march by Maori and their supporters across New Zealand will culminate in Wellington on Tuesday at a rally where thousands are expected to protest a bill that opponents say seeks to dilute ...
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