Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke made international headlines for protesting efforts to change New Zealand’s founding document. Now the Treaty Principles Bill is dead, but her work is not done.

“This bill hasn’t been stopped, this bill has been absolutely annihilated,” said Hana-Rāwihti Maipi-Clarke, the MP who led the parliamentary haka during the earlier debate.

New Zealand's parliament has voted to suspend three Māori MPs for their protest haka during a sitting last year. Opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who started the traditional dance after being ...

The bill was proposed by the right-wing Act Party to define the principles of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, considered New Zealand’s founding document for upholding Maori rights.

A bill that sought to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document, and take that new definition to a referendum has been voted down in the country's parliament. The bill ...

A bill which sought to “reinterpret” New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi, signed between Māori tribal leaders and the British Crown in 1840, has failed in parliament by 11 votes to 112.

Members of Parliament celebrate as the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected by Parliament in a 112 to 11 vote in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, April 10, 2025.

Te Pāti Māori urges vigilance after the Treaty Principles Bill was voted down, calling it “one battle won”. David Seymour remains defiant, exploring options to keep the bill’s vision alive ...

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke on Her Viral Haka, New Zealand’s Treaty Bill, and Fighting for Maori Rights. Story by K-Ci Williams • 1w. Stay up-to-date with the politics team.

“This bill hasn’t been stopped, this bill has been absolutely annihilated,” said Hana-Rāwihti Maipi-Clarke, the MP who led the parliamentary haka during the earlier debate.