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New Zealand Parliament suspends three Maori Party lawmakers for haka protest
New Zealand legislators voted on June 5 on historically lengthy suspensions for three Indigenous lawmakers who last year performed a haka, a traditional Maori dance, in protest against a controversial bill.
New Zealand Parliament suspends three Maori Party lawmakers for haka protest / AP
June 5, 2025

A committee of the lawmakers’ peers in April recommended the suspension of the three Te Pati Maori parliamentarians for acting in “a manner that could have the effect of intimidating a member of the house.”

Previously, the longest ban for a lawmaker from New Zealand’s Parliament had been three days.

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