New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended this morning after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.

The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to redefine the principles that have been used in support of Māori.

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, New Zealand's youngest MP, staged a protest in Parliament by ripping up the controversial Treaty Principles Bill and performing a haka, sparking widespread debate and protests over the bill's impact on Maori rights.

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, New Zealand's youngest MP, staged a protest in Parliament by ripping up the controversial Treaty Principles Bill and performing a haka, sparking widespread debate and protests over the bill's impact on Maori rights.

New Zealand parliament erupts in dramatic political theater over controversial bill redefining Indigenous Maori rights.