Te Pati Maori says the Committee turned down its request to change the date so its counsel could be present. It says it'll hold an alternative hearing - next month. Co-leader Rawiri Waititi says ...

Professor Andrew Geddis says the refusal shows the 'stand-off' between the tikanga of Parliament and tikanga Māori.

Packer, Rawiri Waititi, and Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke—refused to appear before the Privileges Committee, citing breaches of ...

As parliamentarians gathered for a preliminary vote on the bill on Thursday, Te Pati Maori MPs stood and began a haka, a traditional Maori dance made famous by New Zealand’s rugby team.

Three MPs have rejected a summons to appear before Parliament’s powerful Privileges Committee over their participation in a ...

Three MPs from Te Pati Maori say they will refuse to attend a hearing with Parliament's Privileges Committee tomorrow because their - quote fundamental rights - are being ignored. Party co-leaders ...

The Privileges Committee has denied fundamental rights to Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, Rawiri Waititi and Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke ...

Parliament’s Privileges Committee is meeting this afternoon to discuss the conduct of several MPs who participated in a haka ...

Te Pāti Māori MPs are refusing to appear before a Privileges Committee hearing about last year's haka in the House, and Ginny ...

Te Pāti Māori says it will hold its own "alternative independent hearing", in reaction to unfair actions by Parliament's ...

A Maori man has performed a soul-stirring haka against the Dakota Access Pipeline on the protest frontline at Standing Rock, in North Dakota. SEE ALSO: Don't bother checking into the Dakota ...

According to Maori ethos, Tama-nui-to-ra, the Sun God, had two wives, Hine-raumati, the Summer maid, and Hine takurua, the Winter maid. The child born to him and Hine-raumati was Tane-rore, who is ...