MPs ordered to stop complaining about use of country’s indigenous name

Māori people march to New Zealand’s Parliament in a pushback against perceived anti-Māori laws - (AP)

The Speaker of New Zealand's Parliament has declared he will not entertain further objections to the use of “Aotearoa”, the Māori name for the country, within parliamentary proceedings.

Speaker Gerry Brownlee made the ruling after a lawmaker attempted to ban the term.