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New Zealand Parliament to debate suspension of Maori lawmakers over haka protest in parliament

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Three Māori Party lawmakers in New Zealand—Rawiri Waititi, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, and Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke—have been suspended from Parliament for performing a haka during a protest against the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill, which aimed to reinterpret the country's founding document. The parliamentary committee deemed their actions intimidating and in contempt of Parliament, resulting in 21-day suspensions for Waititi and Ngarewa-Packer, and a 7-day suspension for Maipi-Clarke, during which they will not receive pay. The lawmakers contended that the disciplinary process was unjust and disrespectful to Māori cultural traditions, highlighting ongoing tensions over Indigenous rights in New Zealand.

  1. NZ
    Parliamentary Privileges Committee
    1. Ms Maipi-Clarke, Ms Ngarewa-Packer, and Mr Waititi moved across the chamber floor to face members of the ACT Party who were seated at their desks.
  2. NZ
    Te Pāti Māori
    1. When tangata whenua (people of the land) resist, colonial powers reach for the maximum penalty. This is a warning shot for all of us to fall in line.
    2. This is the most severe punishment handed down in our history. The worst on record was three days.
  3. NZ
    Judith Collins
    New Zealand Defence Forces
    1. The right to cast one's vote without impediment goes to the heart of being a member of parliament. It is not acceptable to physically approach another member on the floor of the debating chamber.
    2. This was a very serious incident, and the likes of which I have never seen before in my 23 years in the debating chamber.
  4. NZ
    Mariameno Kapa-Kingi
    Te Pāti Māori
    1. This was not about process, this became personal.
    2. The process was grossly unjust, unfair, and unwarranted, resulting in an extreme sanction.

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sources

  1. 1.ABC News (Australia)
  2. 2.CNA News
  3. 3.The Times of India
  4. 4.Al Jazeera
  5. 5.ABC News

perspectives

  1. 1.Ethnic tensions
  2. 2.Independence Movements
  3. 3.Colonialism
  4. 4.New Zealand under Christopher Luxon

countries

  1. 1.New ZealandNZ

organizations

  1. 1.Māori
  2. 2.Te Pāti MāoriNZ
  3. 3.British Crown
  4. 4.Parliamentary Privileges CommitteeNZ
  5. 5.ACT Party
  6. 6.All Blacks
  7. 7.Labour Party
  8. 8.New Zealand First

persons

  1. 1.Debbie Ngarewa-PackerNZ
  2. 2.Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke
  3. 3.Rawiri Waititi
  4. 4.Judith CollinsNZ
  5. 5.Charlotte Graham-McLay
  6. 6.David SeymourNZ
  7. 7.Eru Kapa-Kingi
  8. 8.Gerry Brownlee
  9. 9.Hagen Hopkins
  10. 10.Peeni Henare
  11. 11.Winston PetersNZ

technicals

  1. 1.Haka
  2. 2.Treaty of Waitangi
  3. 3.Treaty Principles Bill