Overview

• On June 5, MPs voted to suspend Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi for 21 days and Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke for seven days.
• A Privileges Committee found their November Haka demonstration breached rules by creating an intimidating and disruptive atmosphere.
• During the protest the MPs tore up a bill they said threatened Māori land rights by seeking to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi.
• The decision marks the longest MP suspension in over a decade and bars them from salaries and parliamentary votes.
• The Māori Party denounced the action, warning it portrays Māori identity as a threat to New Zealand’s democracy.