Te Pāti Māori judgment day over House haka to land alongside ‘independent’ hearing

Speaker: Te Pāti Māori haka defence 'a complete nonsense'

Speaker of the House Gerry Brownlee says he believes Te Pāti Māori’s Treaty Principles Bill haka showed “huge disrespect for the Parliament itself”, and disrespect for “some aspects of the Treaty”.Brownlee cannot influence the committee considering potential disciplinary actions against the three Te Pāti Māori MPs who left their seats to perform a haka in the House during the vote on the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill last November.…

MPs object to lack of fairness, disregard for tikanga

Te Pāti Māori's Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke ripped up a copy of the Treaty Principles Bill then performed a haka with party co-leaders at Parliament last year. Photo: RNZ By Laila Bailey-McDowell and Giles Dexter of RNZ  Te Pāti Māori MPs have again declined to attend a privileges hearing over their haka protest in Parliament, but this time have lodged a written submission in their absence.

Te Pāti Māori judgment day over House haka to land alongside ‘independent’ hearing

Te Pāti Māori is likely to find out if three of its MPs will face punishments for performing a haka in the House, in the same week the party intends to...

Te Pāti Māori Make Submission To Privileges Committee In Absentia

“A written submission qualifies as having attended the hearing and as such, we have fulfilled our obligations according to standing orders, and we expect our submission to be treated as such, said Te Pāti Māori Co-leader, Rawiri Waititi.

Te Pāti Māori MPs will not attend Privileges Committee hearing, citing lack of fairness and disregard to tikanga

Te Pāti Māori MPs have again declined to turn up to a hearing over their haka protest, but this time they have lodged a written submission in their absence.

Haka in the House: what will Te Pāti Māori’s protest mean for tikanga in parliament?

Te Pāti Māori's Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke lead a haka with Eru Kapa-Kingi outside parliament, November 19, 2024. Getty Images Time is apparently running out for the three Te Pāti Māori MPs whose haka in parliament during the Treaty Principles Bill debate last year attracted huge international attention. Parliament’s Privileges Committee has summoned the MPs to appear on Wednesday (April 23). But given their previous res…