Maori dance tore the copy of the bill, New Zealand’s female MP in news again, video goes viral

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• New Delhi,
• 15 November 2024,
• (Updated November 15, 2024, 12:08 PM IST)

There was a huge uproar over a bill in the New Zealand Parliament on Thursday. Pictures of this chaos are going viral all over the world. But due to this uproar in the country’s Parliament, the young MP Hana Rawahiti has once again come into the limelight. But the country’s traditional Maori Haka dance is being discussed the most.

Actually a bill was presented in the Parliament of New Zealand. This bill was linked to a 184-year-old treaty between Britain and Maori, protesting against which the MPs of the Maori community started creating a ruckus in the Parliament. Protesting against this, Hana also tore the copy of the bill. This unique way of protesting by dancing Maori Haka of MPs is now making headlines. Meanwhile, the proceedings of the House were adjourned during the uproar.

On which bill was the dispute in Parliament?

A treaty was signed in 1840 between Britain and more than 500 chiefs of the Maori community. This treaty was related to the rights of the Maori community. But the government introduced a bill in Parliament last week, which called for some changes in the Treaty of Waitangi. But Maori are opposing it. The Act New Zealand Party is also included in the country’s centre-right coalition government.

Let us tell you that this is not the first time, even before this Hana Rawahiti had raised her issue by dancing Maori Haka in Parliament. Let us tell you that Haka is a war song, which is performed with full force and traditional gestures.

Who is Hana Rawiti?

22 year old Hana is the youngest MP of New Zealand in the last several decades. She became the youngest MP in Aotearoa since 1853. She had defeated Nania Mahuta, the woman MP who had been the longest serving MP to reach Parliament.