New Zealands parliament was temporarily halted by Māori politicians performing a haka. The MP's were angry over a controversial bill and performed the haka as a protest. The proposed law would reinterpret 184 year treaty with the Māori people.

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 on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.