The three lawmakers, whose record suspensions last up to three weeks, drew global attention last year when they performed the ...

The silencing of us today is a reminder of the silencing of our ancestors of the past," says Maori party co-leader.

The harsh penalty was handed down to three members of the opposition who said they were voicing their community’s displeasure with proposed legislation.

The lawmakers performed the haka, a chanting dance of challenge, in November to oppose a widely unpopular bill, now defeated, ...

THREE Maori MPs have been banned from the New Zealand parliament for performing the haka during a protest. The haka is a ...

Suspended Indigenous MPs say they 'stood their ground' after being barred from parliament over a haka protest:: Debbie ...

New Zealand's parliament has voted to suspend three Māori MPs for their protest haka during a sitting last year, the BBC re ...

Maori Party co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer were banned from parliament for 21 days, the longest-ever suspension, while New Zealand's youngest MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law.