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,
Phil Walter / Getty Images During the vote, 22-year-old Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke — who is the country's youngest-ever member ...
Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke and her colleagues in the debating chamber and the public gallery broke a whole lot of rules last ...
New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a ...
New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill ...
In light of the haka performed in Parliament last week, it’s important to understand what was on show. Culturally, haka ...
The New Zealand Parliament was suspended after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill to ...
Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and ...
Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke in Parliament during debate on the Treaty Principles Bill. Photo / RNZ / Samuel ...
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