Clarke, has gone viral once again after tearing up a controversial bill and performing the traditional Maori haka during a ...
The drama in the chambers kicked off when Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke stood up mid-vote, powerfully ripping a ...
The Treaty of Waitangi, which is the focus of the proposed bill, dates back to 1840 and is considered New Zealand's founding ...
Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and ...
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of New Zealand’s Māori party rose and began a Haka, tearing a copy of the proposed law in half.
NZ MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke Breaks Into Haka Dance In Parliament In Protest Against Bill ...
Opposition lawmakers performed the haka during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.
New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Māori MPs performed a haka to disrupt a vote on a ...
Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race ...
But not before one final flashpoint. A rare outburst of protest When asked how her party’s lawmakers would vote, Hana-Rawhiti ...
Member of Parliament Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke led the ceremonial performance of Māori culture, tearing up a controversial bill as other lawmakers joined her in protest.
Over 10,000 people in New Zealand are taking part in a march toward the capital Wellington to protest legislation that would ...