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Dubai Eye
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Dubai Eye
New Zealand defers vote on rare suspension of Indigenous lawmakers
The New Zealand government on Tuesday deferred a vote over the rare suspension of three Indigenous lawmakers from parliament for performing a haka, the Maori ceremonial dance, during the reading of a contentious bill last year. A parliamentary privileges committee last week recommended temporarily suspending three Te Pati Maori parliamentarians for acting in "a manner that could have the effect of intimidating a member of the house". The Te Pati Maori members performed the haka last November ahead of a vote on a controversial bill that would have reinterpreted a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori that still guides policy and legislation. Co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi should be suspended for 21 days and representative Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke for seven days, the committee said. Chris Bishop, the leader of the house, said delaying the vote would allow the suspended members to participate in the federal budget on Thursday. The vote will take place following the budget, he said. "Deferring consideration of the debate means all members will have the opportunity to debate and vote on the budget," Bishop said. Several protesters gathered outside the parliament in Wellington for the vote over the suspensions, and New Zealand media reported they might perform a haka in support of the Maori lawmakers. Judith Collins, who heads the privileges committee and serves as attorney-general, told parliament that the haka forced the speaker to suspend proceedings for 30 minutes and that no permission had been sought to perform it. "It's not about the haka... it is about following the rules of parliament that we are all obliged to follow and that we all pledged to follow," Collins said. Suspending lawmakers is rare in New Zealand's parliament, with the last occasion in 1987, according to media reports. The opposition Labour party called for a compromise and proposed censure instead of suspension. The committee's proposal is "totally out of line with existing parliamentary practice and is disproportionate to the allegations," opposition leader Chris Hipkins said. "We have never seen a sanction of this nature in New Zealand's history before... it is disproportionate. A sanction is appropriate, this level of sanction simply is not." The haka was traditionally a way for Maori to welcome visiting tribes or to invigorate warriors ahead of battle. It is now performed at important events as well as ahead of matches by New Zealand's rugby teams.
AsiaOne
20-05-2025
- Politics
- AsiaOne
New Zealand defers vote on rare suspension of Indigenous lawmakers, World News
SYDNEY — The New Zealand government on Tuesday (May 20) deferred a vote over the rare suspension of three Indigenous lawmakers from parliament for performing a haka, the Maori ceremonial dance, during the reading of a contentious bill last year. A parliamentary privileges committee last week recommended temporarily suspending three Te Pati Maori parliamentarians for acting in "a manner that could have the effect of intimidating a member of the house." The Te Pati Maori members performed the haka last November ahead of a vote on a controversial bill that would have reinterpreted a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori that still guides policy and legislation. Co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi should be suspended for 21 days and representative Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke for seven days, the committee said. Chris Bishop, the leader of the house, said delaying the vote would allow the suspended members to participate in the federal budget on Thursday. The vote will take place following the budget, he said. "Deferring consideration of the debate means all members will have the opportunity to debate and vote on the budget," Bishop said. Several protesters gathered outside the parliament in Wellington for the vote over the suspensions, and New Zealand media reported they might perform a haka in support of the Maori lawmakers. Judith Collins, who heads the privileges committee and serves as attorney-general, told parliament that the haka forced the speaker to suspend proceedings for 30 minutes and that no permission had been sought to perform it. "It's not about the haka... it is about following the rules of parliament that we are all obliged to follow and that we all pledged to follow," Collins said. Suspending lawmakers is rare in New Zealand's parliament, with the last occasion in 1987, according to media reports. The opposition Labour party called for a compromise and proposed censure instead of suspension. The committee's proposal is "totally out of line with existing parliamentary practice and is disproportionate to the allegations," opposition leader Chris Hipkins said. "We have never seen a sanction of this nature in New Zealand's history before... it is disproportionate. A sanction is appropriate, this level of sanction simply is not." The haka was traditionally a way for Maori to welcome visiting tribes or to invigorate warriors ahead of battle. It is now performed at important events as well as ahead of matches by New Zealand's rugby teams. [[nid:710055]]
Reuters
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
New Zealand defers vote on rare suspension of Indigenous lawmakers
SYDNEY, May 20 (Reuters) - The New Zealand government on Tuesday deferred a vote over the rare suspension of three Indigenous lawmakers from parliament for performing a haka, the Maori ceremonial dance, during the reading of a contentious bill last year. A parliamentary privileges committee last week recommended temporarily suspending three Te Pati Maori parliamentarians for acting in "a manner that could have the effect of intimidating a member of the house." The Te Pati Maori members performed the haka last November ahead of a vote on a controversial bill that would have reinterpreted a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori that still guides policy and legislation. Co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi should be suspended for 21 days and representative Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke for seven days, the committee said. Chris Bishop, the leader of the house, said delaying the vote would allow the suspended members to participate in the federal budget on Thursday. The vote will take place following the budget, he said. "Deferring consideration of the debate means all members will have the opportunity to debate and vote on the budget," Bishop said. Several protesters gathered outside the parliament in Wellington for the vote over the suspensions, and New Zealand media reported they might perform a haka in support of the Maori lawmakers. Judith Collins, who heads the privileges committee and serves as attorney-general, told parliament that the haka forced the speaker to suspend proceedings for 30 minutes and that no permission had been sought to perform it. "It's not about the haka ... it is about following the rules of parliament that we are all obliged to follow and that we all pledged to follow," Collins said. Suspending lawmakers is rare in New Zealand's parliament, with the last occasion in 1987, according to media reports. The opposition Labour party called for a compromise and proposed censure instead of suspension. The committee's proposal is "totally out of line with existing parliamentary practice and is disproportionate to the allegations," opposition leader Chris Hipkins said. "We have never seen a sanction of this nature in New Zealand's history before ... it is disproportionate. A sanction is appropriate, this level of sanction simply is not." The haka was traditionally a way for Maori to welcome visiting tribes or to invigorate warriors ahead of battle. It is now performed at important events as well as ahead of matches by New Zealand's rugby teams.
Kiwiblog
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Kiwiblog
Why contempt needs to be met with contempt
It is clear Te Pati Maori holds Parliament in contempt. I don't just mean in the technical sense of breaching the rules of the House, but in the more general sense of behaving with contempt. To publish the draft Privileges Committee report on the actions of three of their MPs on their social media feed is a provocation that should result in consequences. Radio NZ reported: Te Pāti Māori has apologised for posting a draft report from the privileges committee on Instagram, which breaches the rules of privilege. It comes ahead of the committees meeting tonight to discuss complaints against three of the party's MPs who conducted a haka in the House in November. Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said the Instagram post was a mistake made 'internally', and the party was reviewing it. 'We were aware that an Instagram put up last night created a little bit of tension for the chair of the Privileges Committee.' She said no MP, including the co-leaders, were responsible for that. This is just mendacious bullshit. There is no way a staffer would publish a confidential privileged draft report from the Privileges Committee, without authorisation from an MP and/or the leadership. In fact no staff should even have had access to the report. Te Pati Maori think the rules don't apply to them. No matter what decision the Privileges Committee makes, they will claim it is racist and unfair. The only thing that will result in a change of attitude, is serious consequences. They should not be rewarded for treating this as a giant joke and PR exercise. I have no idea what the Privileges Committee has or will decide, but I hope it along the lines of a 28 day suspension for the three MPs involved.
RNZ News
23-04-2025
- Politics
- RNZ News
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 23 April 2025
spiritual practices crime 22 minutes ago In today's episode, New Zealand's sole cardinal says it is important the next pope continues to prevent child sexual abuse in the church and is politically astute considering the current geopolitical environment, for the second time, Te Pati Maori MPs have declined to turn up to a Privileges Committee hearing at Parliament, a coroner examining the disappearance of John Beckenridge and his stepson Mike in Southland 10 years ago has heard conflicting evidence about what a witness was told, and a Tauranga councillor says a lack of airline competition in the region has been a problem for years.
