Opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who started the traditional dance, was suspended for seven days, while her party's co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer were banned for 21 days.

The law would also set up a Regulatory Standards Board, which would respond to concerns raised around the consistency of ...

Explainer - The public has been asked to give feedback on David Seymour's new bill this month. Here's what it would do, and ...

The Treaty Principles Bill sparked massive protests across New Zealand, including in a hikoi — or march — of nearly 40,000 people arriving on the steps of parliament in late November.

New Zealand parliament gives record bans to Maori MPs over haka Updated / Thursday, 5 Jun 2025 10:36 Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke ripped up the Treaty Principles Bill in November last year ...

The Regulatory Standards Bill has drawn surprisingly strong opposition. Is it down to the bill's significance, or David ...

RNZ Gallery. Parliament has confirmed the unprecedented punishments proposed for Te Pāti Māori MPs who performed a haka in protest against the Treaty Principles Bill.. Te Pāti Māori co-leaders ...

Seabed mining could become one of the defining environmental battles of 2025. Around the world, governments are weighing up whether to allow mining of the ocean ...

New Zealand's parliament has voted to suspend three Māori MPs for their protest haka during a sitting last ... The Treaty Principles Bill was eventually voted down by 112 votes to 11 in April, ...

Monday 23 June 2025 marks the closing of the select committee submission period on the controversial Regulatory Standards ...

The government is rejecting accusations it is censoring Youth MPs, saying the protocols followed are the same as 2022 and the young people get the final say on their speeches. However, the email sent ...