NZ panel urges suspension of 3 Maori MPs, including Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, over Haka protest in parliament
A New Zealand parliamentary committee has recommended suspending three Māori Members of Parliament for performing a protest haka during a parliamentary sitting last year. The haka, a traditional Māori group dance, was initiated by opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke after she was asked whether her party supported a controversial bill aimed at redefining the country’s founding