Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke, the youngest MP in Aotearoa, starts a haka to protest the first vote on a bill reinterpreting the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi
Important to not forget this isn't the only thing happening. The haka disrupting the vote in parliament is supported by nation wide hīkoi of thousands of people on their way to the capital to protest this
Parliament was briefly suspended as people in the gallery joined in, and shouting drowned out others in the chamber. Read more at straitstim
"The National Party today are more concerned about their careers than about the history," Chris Finlayson says.
If you want to learn about what the proposed bill is that people are protesting and what it would actually mean for the constitution of Aotearoa if it went through...
The controversial bill - which only ACT supports - has officially been introduced at Parliament. Here's a first look.
Act's bid to redefine the Treaty principles 'would have enormous constitutional implications'.
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