Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament
2 days ago · A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected Thursday amid debate over a controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown. A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended when dramatic political theater erupted over a controversial ...
Video: New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka | CNN
2 days ago · The New Zealand Parliament was suspended after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill to reinterpret an 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.
New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers …
2 days ago · New Zealand’s Parliament was temporarily suspended on Thursday as Māori lawmakers performed a haka, a traditional group dance, demonstrating their community’s anger and fear over a bill that ...
Māori Lawmakers Stage ‘Haka’ Protest in Parliament | TIME
2 days ago · He suspended Maipi-Clarke, 22, from Parliament for a day. Read More: Meet New Zealand’s Gen Z Māori Guardian in Parliament. The bill will proceed to a public submission process before another vote.
New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest …
3 days ago · 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 ...
Māori electorates - Wikipedia
In New Zealand politics, Māori electorates, colloquially known as the Māori seats (Māori: Ngā tūru Māori), [1] are a special category of electorate that give reserved positions to representatives of Māori in the New Zealand Parliament.
New Zealand: Maori MPs disrupt parliament with haka
3 days ago · 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 ...
150 years of Māori representation in Parliament - New Zealand Parliament
Oct 10, 2017 · In the 54th New Zealand Parliament there are 6 parliamentary parties represented by 123 MPs. These MPs represent 65 general electorate seats and 7 Māori electorates. The other 51 MPs are selected from the party lists.
Record number of Māori MPs elected to New Zealand Parliament
Dec 14, 2023 · 155 years after New Zealand's first Māori MPs were elected, the 54th Parliament now has more Māori representation than ever before. There are 33 MPs of Māori descent across all six parties in Parliament.
Origins of the Māori seats - New Zealand Parliament
The Māori seats were established by the Māori Representation Act of 1867, although their origins owe much to the New Zealand Constitution Act (NZCA) passed by the British Parliament in 1852. The NZCA provided for a two-tier system of government – six elected provincial councils and a General Assembly.