The MP was soon joined by others in the public gallery. New Zealand's youngest MP, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, on Thursday tore up a copy of the contentious Treaty Principles Bill and performed a ...

Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke, a young New Zealand MP, captivated global attention with her energetic Haka performance upon entering parliament. Recently, she made headlines again by tearing up ...

A New Zealand MP performed a haka in a powerful speech for her first appearance in parliament, resurfaced video shows. Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, 21, first spoke in parliament on 12 December. She is ...

Unplanned Haka Halts New Zealand Parliament After MP's Speech By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand's parliament was suspended for a short period on Thursday when people in the public ...

Parliament votes to enact punishment after hours of fraught debate including attitudes towards Māori culture New Zealand legislators have voted to enact record parliamentary suspensions for three MPs ...

New Zealand Parliament saw a fiery session on Thursday after Maori MP Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke, who is also the youngest MP in the Parliament, ripped up a copy of the Indigenous Treaty Bill ...

Nobody knows when the saga of the Treaty Principles Bill haka will finally come to an end. Parliament remains at loggerheads, with coalition parties refusing to comprise while Te Pāti Māori is ...

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A performance of the haka brought proceedings to a sudden halt in New Zealand’s Parliament. Te Pāti Māori’s Oriini Kaipara delivered her maiden speech on Thursday after being elected to fill a vacant ...