New Zealand MP Performs Māori Haka, Tears Controversial Bill During Heated Parliament Session

👏This is powerful: Insults and a haka in New Zealand parliament as MPs debate Māori rights bill

New Zealand MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke performs a haka, ripping a bill opposing Māori rights.

The New Zealand government is pulling back on protecting Māori rights, sparking protests from indigenous lawmakers who oppose the decision with their traditional “haka” chant.

Footage, apparently filmed from the gallery in New Zealand’s parliament, captures the moment a vote on a controversial bill was suspended by a haka (Māori dance).

The bill proposed changes to a 200-year-old treaty between Māori and the crown, which guarantees their rights. The pause occurred when opposition parties and members of the public gallery joined in a haka led by Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke