Trio kan stängas av efter protestdans i parlamentet

Haka är en maorisk dans av uppvisningskaraktär. Den används ofta av män, som en uppvisning inför en strid eller idrottsutövning. Den utförs regelmässigt av Nya Zeelands herrlandslag i rugby union inför landskamper.

The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill, commonly known as the Treaty Principles Bill, was a government bill promoted by David Seymour of the ACT New Zealand party. It aimed to define the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and put them to a nationwide referendum for confirmation. The bill was promoted by ACT, who campaigned against the Sixth Labour Government's co-governance policies and advocated a binding referendum on co-governance. ACT and Seymour said the current principles had distorted the original intent of the treaty and created different rights for some New Zealanders, resulting in Māori having different political and legal rights and privileges compared with non-Māori, and provided an opportunity for parliament, rather than the courts, to define the principles of the treaty. A 1News-Verian poll conducted from 30 November to 4 December 2024 showed that 23% of participants supported the bill, 36% opposed it and 39% said they do not know enough about the bill. The bill has sparked significant controversy in New Zealand society. National-led coalition government partners National and New Zealand First did not support the bill past a first reading by a select committee. The bill drew criticism from opposition parties Labour, Green, and Te Pāti Māori, as well as Māori leaders and bodies including the Waitangi Tribunal. Some legal critics argued the Bill undermines Māori rights and disrupts established interpretations of the Treaty, and have called the Government to abandon it. On 14 November, the Treaty Principles Bill passed its first reading in Parliament. On 19 November, the select committee called for public submissions on the bill with a closing date of 7 January 2025, later extended to 14 January. All submissions will be published on a parliamentary website in due course. Speaking at Rātana Pā on 24 January 2025, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said "National won't support the bill, it will be voted down and it won't become law" and also ruled out a referendum while he is prime minister. Coalition partner leader Winston Peters also stated the bill is "dead in the water". Leader of the opposition Labour Party Chris Hipkins said "we've got one more month of submissions and then the bill will be killed". As of January 2025, it remains unlikely that the bill will pass in parliament. The select committee hearings continued nonetheless and commenced with two weeks of oral submissions beginning on 27 January 2025. On 4 April 2025, the Justice select committee released its report and recommended that the legislation not proceed further. On the 10 April 2025, the bill was voted down on its second reading.