Protests held over proposed exclusion of Te Pāti Māori MPs

Wednesday 21 May 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Wed 21 May 2025, 5:30am

In this story Te Pāti Māori, Rawiri Waititi, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke, Eru Kapa-Kingi, Privileges Committee

Approximately 1,000 people gathered outside Parliament on Tuesday to protest the potential exclusion of Te Pāti Māori MPs. This follows a failure to reach a compromise regarding punishments for the party's representatives. A lawyer stated that the MPs' use of haka in Parliament was an expression of frustration with the Treaty Principles Bill.

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1. NZ HeraldWed 21 May 2025, 5:00am

   MPs dig in as Parliament fails to compromise on hefty punishment for Te Pāti Māori MPs - Thomas Coughlan (opens in new tab)

2. RNZWed 21 May 2025, 5:30am

   Around 1000 protested proposed exclusion of Te Pāti Māori MPs (opens in new tab)