New Zealand’s parliament was briefly halted after the public gallery broke into an unplanned haka performance.

New Zealand’s parliament voted to hand out record suspensions to three Indigenous Māori MPs for performing the haka to protest a controversial law. Māori Party co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie ...

Wellington (Wednesday, 29 October 2025) - New Zealand's three-year parliamentary term is too short for effective government ...

A New Zealand parliamentary committee has been looking at the impact of social media harm on young people and the roles that ...

WELLINGTON – Under the scrutiny of a black-robed official and before a hushed audience, a decorative cookie tin rattles like a bingo drum. Inside: the future of New Zealand ’s laws. The ceremonial ...

Police superintendent shows New Zealand lawmakers in Wellington, an AR-15 style rifle similar to one of the weapons a gunman used to kill 50 people, Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Nick Perry/AP Photo ...

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on 9 October after the public gallery broke into a haka, a traditional Maori dance, following the maiden speech of new Maori Party MP Oriini Kaipara.

WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand's parliament agreed on historically lengthy suspensions for three Indigenous lawmakers who last year performed a haka, a traditional Maori dance, disrupting the ...

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. Hana-Rāwhiti ...

It's not the first time the politician has stepped into temporary childcare. The speaker of New Zealand’s parliament, Trevor Mallard, cradled and fed a bottle to a Member of Parliament's baby boy ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Under the scrutiny of a black-robed official and before a hushed audience, a decorative cookie tin rattles like a bingo drum. Inside: the future of New Zealand ’s laws.