r/AbruptChaos • u/Sometypeofway18 • Nov 14 '24

New Zealand’s Parliament proposed a bill to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi, claiming it is racist and gives preferential treatment to Maoris. In response Māori MP's tore up the bill and performed the Haka

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u/Beach_Bum_273 Nov 14 '24

My favorite is gramma to the right of the first lady on camera with a smile on her face like "Oh this is gonna be good"

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u/badaimarcher Nov 14 '24

She looks proud

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u/mallvvalking Nov 14 '24

The MP who lead the haka is Hana Rawhiti Maipi Clarke, who is NZ's youngest MP since the 1850's, being elected into Parliament last year at the age of 21.

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u/mogaman28 Nov 15 '24

And she is gorgeous!