Stirring 'Haka' Dance Disrupts New Zealand's Parliament
Wellington: Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race relations bill that has ignited protests across the country. A contentious bid to reinterpret a centuries-old treaty between New Zealand's Maori and European settlers was set to be debated in parliament on Thursday.
The Treaty of Waitangi, considered New Zealand’s founding document, takes its name from the Bay of Islands location.
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