The Te Pati Maori members performed a haka ceremonial dance during the reading of a contentious bill last year.

They are being sanctioned because they broke the rules of the House, they behaved in a disorderly manner, and they ...

The much-anticipated debate surrounding the punishment for Te Pati Maori has been abruptly cut short - after a surprise vote from the coalition to delay it till next month. The unexpected development ...

The debate on the Privileges Committee's report into the actions of three Te Pāti Māori MPs, including its recommended sanctions, has been adjourned until after the Budget. Leader of the House Chris ...

Government debt is the worst it’s been since the 1990s but today, two days out from a budget designed to fix it, our Parliamentarians be debating a haka.&n ...

The Privileges Committee recommended suspending Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer for 21 days but the House, in the initial stages of the expected debate, was turned ...

Parliament is debating the fate of three Te Pāti Māori MPs today, after the Privileges Committee found they broke ...

Last week the Privileges Committee proposed suspending Te Pati Maori's co-leaders for 21 days for their haka during the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill. Te Pati Maori president John ...

New Zealand’s Parliament became the stage for a historic act of defiance when Te Pāti Māori MPs performed a haka during the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill. This analysis explores the ...

The Privileges Committee recommendation for suspension of three Maori Party MPs for performing a haka in Parliament has been described as appearing to be partisan, indefensible and open to attacks ...

The Government’s desire to heavily punish Maori Party MPs for their haka in Parliament in opposition to the Treaty Principles ...

Three New Zealand legislators from Te Pati Maori, the Maori Party, will receive temporary bans from parliament and severe ...