New Zealand’s Parliament on Thursday suspended three Māori lawmakers for staging a protest that included performing the haka, a traditional Māori dance, in opposition to a controversial bill. Rawiri ...

In an unprecedented move that has sparked a remarkable debate on parliamentary decorum and free expression, New Zealand’s Parliament suspended three lawmakers from the Māori Party for performing a ...

“Thank you, Mr Speaker. I move, That all the words after the first instance of the word “That” be replaced with “Hana-Rawhiti ...

Three New Zealand MPs suspended for performing haka in parliament - MPs criticise ban saying Māori would not be silenced ...

Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke received a seven-day ban and her colleagues from Te Pāti Māori, the Māori Party, Debbie ...

The three lawmakers, whose record suspensions last up to three weeks, drew global attention last year when they performed the ...

New Zealand's parliament hands record suspensions to three Indigenous Māori MPs after they performed a haka to protest a controversial bill last year.

The harsh penalty was handed down to three members of the opposition who said they were voicing their community’s displeasure with proposed legislation.

The haka drew global headlines and provoked months of fraught debate among lawmakers about what the consequences for the lawmakers' actions should be.