20-05-2025
Watch live: Parliament debates Te Pāti Māori MPs' punishment for Treaty Principles haka
Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipa-Clarke was among those to perform a haka, at Parliament, after the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill, on 14 November, 2024.
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RNZ/ Samuel Rillstone
Parliament will debate the proposed punishments of Te Pāti Māori MPs for last year's Treaty Principles haka when the House sits at 2pm on Tuesday.
The
Privileges Committee recommended suspending
Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer for 21 days.
MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who started the haka but had since expressed contrition, faces a one-week suspension.
If the debate is still going when the House rises at 10pm, Parliament's Speaker Gerry Brownlee will decide whether it takes precedence over members' day on Wednesday or is adjourned until the next sitting day after the Budget, in early June.
All 123 MPs will be allowed to speak, and if any amendment is put forward, they would be allowed to speak again.
Follow RNZ's live coverage of the debate.
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