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Maori Party chaos: two MPs expelled after vote

A schism in the Maori Party is likely to have a major impact on next year's New Zealand election.

AAP · Nov 10, 2025

Three New Zealand MPs suspended for performing haka in parliament

MPs criticise ban saying Māori would not be silenced

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025

New Zealand Parliament suspends three lawmakers for performing protest haka

The three politicians from New Zealand's Te Pāti Māori party performed the haka when asked if they supported a controversial bill looking to redefine the country's founding treaty with Māori people.

Euronews · Jun 5, 2025

Taranaki Mounga: New Zealand mountain granted same legal rights as a person

Peak formerly called Mount Egmont after being named by European settlers has spiritual status formally recognised

The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2025

Controversial bill to reinterpret New Zealand’s founding document reaches parliament

The widely criticised bill aims to redefine Treaty of Waitangi principles that guide relations between Maori and ruling authorities

The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2024

‘Dangerous’ and ‘retrograde’: Māori leaders sound alarm over policy shifts in New Zealand

Experts say policy changes that include scrapping Māori-led programs will harm communities and put New Zealand’s ‘great reputation’ at risk

The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2024

New Zealand PM Luxon opts out of major Maori meeting

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon has given his first press conference for the year as his government confronts criticism from Maoridom.

AAP · Jan 18, 2024

Did Maori MPs deliberately refer to King Charles as ‘skin rash’ during pledge of allegiance?

Six indigenous parliamentarians held alternate swearing-in, pledging allegiance to their descendants first

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

‘Charles’ or ‘skin rash’? Māori MPs’ oath of allegiance to king sparks translation debate

At the opening of parliament, lawmakers for New Zealand’s Māori party used a word for Charles that can also be used to describe skin conditions

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2023

From 'pebble in the shoe' to future power broker – the rise and rise of te Pāti Māori

In his maiden speech to parliament in 2020, te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi told his fellow MPs:

The Conversation · Sep 21, 2023