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New Zealand's Parliament to debate suspending Maori politicians for protest haka
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke (right) and her colleagues from Te Pāti Māori, talk to reporters following a protest inside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, November 14, 2024
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A NEW ZEALAND parliamentary committee has recommended the unprecedented suspensions of three Maori politicians for performing a protest haka in the debating chamber last year.
The haka is a ceremonial dance of great cultural importance in New Zealand and the three politicians from Te Pati Maori, the Maori party, performed one to oppose controversial legislation that would have redefined the country’s founding document.
On Wednesday, a committee recommended record suspensions and severe censure — the harshest penalties ever assigned to New Zealand MPs — after finding the trio in contempt of parliament.
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