Te Pāti Māori MPs accuse New Zealand Parliament Privileges Committee of discrimination, refuse to appear before it
Packer, Rawiri Waititi, and Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke—refused to appear before the Privileges Committee, citing breaches of ...
Watch: Te Pāti Māori speaks to media after Privileges Committee hearing
Parliament’s Privileges Committee is meeting this afternoon to discuss the conduct of several MPs who participated in a haka ...
Te Pāti Māori refusing to face Privileges Committee over Treaty Principles Bill haka
Three MPs have rejected a summons to appear before Parliament’s powerful Privileges Committee over their participation in a ...
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Why New Zealand should keep the Maori language te reo alive
Don Brash, the former leader of New Zealand’s centre-right party National, called the use of Maori “pointless”. Meanwhile, right-wing broadcaster Mike Hosking said that, “learning in ...
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New Zealand lawmakers told to stop complaining about use of the country's Māori name in Parliament
Winston Peters — who is deputy prime minister, foreign minister and leader of the populist party New Zealand First — objected in a point of order. “Why is someone who applied to come to this ...
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MPs ordered to stop complaining about use of country’s indigenous name
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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New Zealand’s foreign minister berates Mexico-born MP for use of nation’s Maori name
The composite word means “land of the long white cloud” in te reo Maori, the Maori language ... foreign minister and leader of the populist party New Zealand First – objected in a point ...
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In New Zealand, row over usage of Aotearoa, its Māori name
Winston Peters — who is deputy prime minister, foreign minister and leader of the populist party New Zealand First — objected in a point of order. “Why is someone who applied to come to this ...
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New Zealand lawmakers told to stop complaining about use of the country’s Māori name in Parliament
Winston Peters — who is deputy prime minister, foreign minister and leader of the populist party New Zealand First — objected in a point of order. “Why is someone who applied to come to this ...
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New Zealand lawmakers told to stop complaining about use of the country's Māori name in Parliament
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — (AP) — The speaker of New Zealand 's Parliament told lawmakers he would not consider further complaints about the use of the country's Māori name, Aotearoa, in ...