Te Pāti Māori's extraordinary display of protest - interrupting the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill - has highlighted the tension between Māori tikanga, or customs, and the rules of the New Zealand Parliament.

When called on to cast Te Pāti Māori's vote, MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke instead launched into a haka, ripping a copy of the legislation in half.

She was joined by other opposition MPs and onlookers, prompting Speaker Gerry Brownlee to temporarily suspend Parliament and clear out the public gallery.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/533897/treaty-principles-bill-haka-highlights-tensions-between-maori-tikanga-and-rules-of-parliament

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