“Punished For Being Māori” New Zealand Suspends MPs For Haka Over Waitangi Treaty Protest | CLRCUT

Three Māori MPs in New Zealand, including 22-year-old Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke, have been suspended from Parliament after performing a haka and tearing up a bill opposing changes to the Treaty of Waitangi — the country’s founding document. The unprecedented disciplinary action has reignited national debate over race, protest, and Indigenous rights. While the government insists the suspensions were due to breaches of parliamentary rules, critics argue it's a silencing of Māori dissent. The bill that sparked the protest has since been defeated, following a mass hīkoi that drew over 40,000 demonstrators, but the political fallout continues, raising deeper questions about representation, power, and whether Aotearoa is truly listening to its Indigenous voices.

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