In 1988 their modern Treaty Settlement claim was lodged, and today descendants of Moriori heard the first reading of their claim in Parliament.
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Speaker says he should have decided to make ties optional last year
Trevor Mallard says he got few emails from MPs on the tie proposal, "more from one party than from others."
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Speaker backs off as tie-less Waititi returns to Parliament
Other Māori MPs not impressed with his stand.
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Taonga not allowed to replace tie – Māori Party co-leader tossed out of Parliament
Rawiri Waititi had today worn a taonga instead of a tie even though the Speaker had ruled that male MPs must wear a tie.
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Māori Party leaders walk out of the House after being denied right to speak
Co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi walked out of the House after being denied the right to speak as co-leaders in the address in reply debate.
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Time for MPs' oath to sit the Treaty next to the Queen?
Co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngawera-Parker say the traditional oath doesn't recognise Māori and their place as Treaty partner.
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Rawiri Waititi refuses to swear to only Queen Elizabeth
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi has hinted he will deliver a more "creative" oath when he is sworn into Parliament.
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First official engagement for new Defence Minister Peeni Henare
Peeni Henare recalls his great grandfather's part in World War I as he commemorates Armistice Day.
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Deaf complain about lack of sign language in parliamentary webinars
Deaf Action and Tū Tangata Turi are lodging a formal complaint with the Ombudsman's Office about the lack of sign language interpreter access to livestreamed Parliament webinars, particularly during the pandemic.
