New Zealand parliament suspends Maori MPs who performed protest haka
Jun 5, 2025 #NewZealand #Haka #TePatiMaori
Three members of parliament in New Zealand have received unprecedented suspensions after a protest l
Jun 5, 2025 #NewZealand #Haka #TePatiMaori
Three members of parliament in New Zealand have received unprecedented suspensions after a protest last year.
Politicians from the Maori Party have been banned for performing the haka - a traditional ritual - during the reading of a controversial bill.
They said the legislation was an attack on Indigenous people.
Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay reports from Wellington, New Zealand.