Māori party co-leader ejected from New Zealand parliament after performing haka

An Indigenous New Zealand lawmaker was thrown out of New Zealand’s parliament for performing a Māori haka in protest against what he said were racist arguments. Rawiri Waititi told lawmakers in the chamber that he was forced to listen to a ‘constant barrage of insults’ directed toward Indigenous people. Speaker Trevor Mallard told Waititi to sit down, but instead he performed the haka, a traditional dance or challenge accompanied by a chant. ‘Order. The member will now leave the chamber,’ Mallard told Waititi, which he did along with his co-leader, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

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  1. The government claims that English is the official language of Atearoa the first waka i think to land in Atearoa was called Atearoa hence the legal name of this country no white man called it that like they say on x on x they claim white man was the first to name it Atearoa what a lot of trash talk

  2. How DISRESPECTFUL can Maori be, this is not their Pa they are speaking on, and to be wearing a hat inside is a further NO! NO! Plus highly unacceptable and outright rude, they need to restore some higher form of acceptable manners in Parliament and show at least some respect for the position they hold. They make our parliament look like some third-world picnic ground🦍

  3. Today i observe Na tahu has put concrete blocks on all access to foreshore Goose bay to Kiakora . As of Na Tahu decent i apologize to all my nz brothers . FISHING ONLY FOR THE BRO . 25 ml of coastline 😮

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