FACT CHECK: Was A Vote In New Zealand Parliament Stopped By Maori Haka Dancing?
A post on X claims that the first reading of a bill during a Parliamentary session in New Zealand was cancelled after Māori tribal representatives started doing a traditional Haka dance. Verdict: False The Māori’s delayed the bill’s first reading,
Stirring 'haka' dance disrupts New Zealand's parliament
Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race relations bill that has ignited protests across the country. Thousands have joined a "hikoi" protest march travelling the country to drum up opposition,
More than 35,000 demonstrators poured into the harbourside city of Wellington, police said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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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 knowA video of the youngest MP of New Zealand’s Parliament, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, has been going viral on social media.
Although the bill is unlikely to pass, opponents say bid to reverse progress for Maori threatens to divide society.
Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and ...
According to NBC, a haka is a Maori dance that was "traditionally ... the act of protest "disrespectful," the Times reported. NEW ZEALAND PARLIAMENT/AFPTV/AFP via Getty The Treaty of Waitangi ...
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 ...
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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