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New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka to Protest Bill

NYTimes.com Friday, 15 November 2024 ()
Opposition lawmakers performed the traditional dance during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.
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News video: Watch: Maori mps stage haka protest over treaty bill

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 A heated protest erupted in New Zealand’s parliament on Thursday as Maori lawmakers performed a haka to oppose a controversial bill aiming to redefine the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi.

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