New Zealand's parliament on Thursday agreed to lengthy suspensions for three lawmakers who disrupted the reading of a controversial bill last year by performing a haka, a traditional Maori dance ...

When it comes to deciding which members’ bills are debated in Parliament, New Zealand relies on an unconventional yet ...

MPs were stuck in the House from Thursday afternoon until midnight Saturday, when they debated a long list of legislation ...

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters [AP Photo/Rick Rycroft]. New Zealand’s National Party-NZ First-ACT coalition government has demonstrated its craven fealty to the Trump administration.

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Te Pati Maori co-leader Rawiri Waititi (r) takes part in a march to demonstrate against the incoming government and its policies, in Wellington, New Zealand, December 5, 2023.

New Zealand MPs suspended for performing haka in ... The House is expected to affirm the suspensions in a vote ... The government’s opponents disagreed with parts or all of the decision but ...

The Governor-General The Rt Hon Dame Cindy Kiro will host 10 investiture ceremonies at Government House Wellington: Monday 28 th April (3pm), Tuesday 29 th April (10am and 3pm), Wednesday 30 th ...

Protesters performed the haka, a traditional Maori dance, outside New Zealand’s Parliament on Tuesday, as the government moved to suspend three MPs for doing the dance during a debate last year ...