Hana Rawahiti performed the ‘Haka Maori Dance’ at the House
An intense debate took place in the New Zealand Parliament on Thursday. In fact, Maori MP Hana Rawahiti Kariariki Mappy Clark tore a copy of the Indigenous Treaty Bill while dancing the Haka in Parliament. After this other people also joined. Let us tell you that Hana Rawahiti is the youngest MP in the New Zealand Parliament. The video of the New Zealand Parliament session is going viral. In fact, New Zealand MPs had gathered in Parliament to vote on the main bill. During this, Te Pati Ki Māori MP Hana Rawahiti, 22, interrupted the session. During this, he tore a copy of the bill and performed the traditional Haka dance in the House.
Hana Rawhiti performed the Haka dance in Parliament
Soon after Hana Rawhiti did so, other members of the House and the audience sitting in the gallery also joined Hana in the Haka dance. Because of this, Speaker Gerry Brownlee adjourned the House for some time. Under the principles set out in the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, which guide relations between the government and Māori, tribes were promised broad rights to retain their lands and protect their interests in exchange for handing over government to the British. The bill specified that those authorities should apply to all New Zealanders.
Who is Hana Rawahiti?
Hana Rawahiti Kariariki Mapei-Clark is New Zealand’s 22nd MP, representing Te Pati Māori in Parliament. She is the youngest New Zealand MP in the House in two hundred years. Mapey-Clark also made headlines early on when she was elected in the 2023 New Zealand election and performed the traditional haka while making her first speech in Parliament. Isaac’s video also went viral on social media. Let us tell you that Hana is the youngest MP in the New Zealand Parliament.
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