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New Zealand's Parliament will debate suspending Māori lawmakers who performed a protest haka
A New Zealand parliamentary committee has recommended the unprecedented suspensions of three Māori lawmakers for performing a ...
Conan O’Brien’s NZ adventure: Haka, skux lessons and bucket toilets
You probably saw the headlines when US late night talk show host Conan O’Brien made his way to New Zealand last year. There ...
Unprecedented punishment on Te Pati Maori MPs over protest haka not taken lightly - Judith Collins
The chair of Parliament's Privileges Commitee says the suspension of three Te Pati Maori MPs shows the serious nature of ...
Māori Party MPs temporarily suspended over haka in NZ parliament during Treaty bill debate
In New Zealand, a parliamentary committee has handed down its punishment for the MPs who performed a haka on the chamber floor.
Letters: What’s worse? Te Pāti Māori haka or van Velden’s use of the c-word?
I am deeply disappointed at the decision by the Privileges Committee to hand down the maximum punishment to the members of Te ...
Former Speaker says Te Pāti Māori suspension a wake up call for all MPs
A former Speaker of the House is reminding MPs; the rules of the House must be followed. The Privileges Committee have ...
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