New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka | Vantage with Palki Sharma In New Zealand, MPs disrupted the parliament with haka to protest the indigenous treaty bill. The bill aims to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with its indigenous people.

Proposal targets nation’s 1840 founding document that included agreement between Indigenous Maori and British Crown

Speaker of Parliament Gerry Brownlee condemned the interruption as "grossly disorderly," clearing onlookers from the public gallery and temporarily suspending proceedings.

Māori lawmakers performed a traditional haka dance to protest a New Zealand bill that could redefine the country's relationship with Indigenous people.

Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race relations bill that has ignited protests across the country. Thousands have joined a "hikoi" protest march travelling the country to drum up opposition,

Parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members performed a haka — a traditional ceremonial group dance — to disrupt the vote on a controversial bill.

New Zealand's parliament was suspended after Maori lawmakers performed a haka to interrupt a vote on a controversial bill.

Maori lawmakers staged a dramatic protest in New Zealand’s parliament on Thursday over a controversial bill that seeks to redefine the country’s founding agreement between the indigenous Maori people and the British Crown.

Members of New Zealand's parliament have rallied the international community in support of the island country's indigenous groups, as contentious legislation moves forward that could threaten Maori support systems.

New Zealand's Parliament was briefly suspended after Maori lawmakers staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty.