Parliament’s youngest MP has proposed a piece of legislation that, if enacted, would require MPs to learn about the Treaty and uphold its principles during their work as parliamentarians. Te Pāti ...

How controversy over Maori haka sparked chaos in New Zealand parliament - The haka is a cherished cultural symbol, but this ...

A haka performed by Maori MPs in protest of a proposed bill led to suspended Parliament proceedings in New Zealand and ...

Leader of the House Chris Bishop adjourned the debate on the Privileges Committee's suspension recommendation, after 20 minutes. The proposal was to suspend co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie ...

Indigenous rights Te Pati Maori party legislators' suspension request debate postponed until after budget debate on Thursday ...

ACT asked for advice on the full range of possible punishments for Te Pati Maori MPs following last year's Treaty Principles haka - including imprisonment. The Privileges Committee ended up ...

The haka, a chanting dance of challenge, is sacred to New Zealand's Māori people but it's become a beloved cultural ...

The Privileges Committee recommended suspending Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer for 21 days but the House, in the initial stages of the expected debate, was turned ...

The debate on the Privileges Committee's report into the actions of three Te Pāti Māori MPs, including its recommended sanctions, has been adjourned until after the Budget. Leader of the House Chris ...

They are being sanctioned because they broke the rules of the House, they behaved in a disorderly manner, and they ...

“This project will extract 50 million tonnes of seabed every year, dumping millions of tonnes of sludge into the moana for 35 ...