Te Pāti Māori's extraordinary display of protest - interrupting the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill - has highlighted the tension between Māori tikanga, or customs, and the rules of By Lillian Hanly, RNZ News political reporter, Craig McCulloch, RNZ deputy political editor, and Te Manu Korihi. Te Pāti Māori's extraordinary display of protest — interrupting the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill — has highlighted the tension in Aotearoa New Zealand between Māori tikanga, or customs, and the rules of Parliament. Treaty Principles Bill haka highlights tensions between Māori tikanga and rules of Parliament. T e Pāti Māori's extraordinary display of protest - interrupting the first vote on the Treaty Maori people on the third of a nine-day hikoi, or march, to New Zealand's capital, Wellington, to protest the Treaty Principles Bill on Wednesday. (Fiona Goodall/Getty Images) By Michael E. Miller REUTERS —. 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 The Guardian said there had been "significant public backlash to the bill" and also covered the national hīkoi that is making its way to Wellington. "New Zealand's parliament has erupted into fiery debate, personal attacks and a haka over a controversial bill that proposes to radically alter the way New Zealand's treaty between Māori and the crown is interpreted," it reported. BBC News. 1 hour ago. New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty Te Pāti Māori's extraordinary display of protest interrupted the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill. Treaty Principles Bill haka highlights tensions between Māori tikanga and rules of Parliament. 22 minutes ago Share this. Share on Twitter; Share on

Facebook; Treaty Principles Bill: What you need to know. Monday, September 23, 2024 • By Lillian Hanly of RNZ. The proposed bill, and the referendum it would trigger if passed into law, were at the heart of post-election negotiations last year. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone. This article was first published by RNZ. While changes like the proposed repeal of 7AA and the Treaty Principles Bill are dominating the national discussion because they are both symbolic and specific in the way they seek to unpick the