Debate to be held on Te Pāti Māori suspensions after Parliament haka | Stuff.co.nz
Before we get to Budget Day, there’s Decision Day for Te Pāti Māori’s co-leaders.
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi are facing a three-week suspension without pay from Parliament over the haka they did during a vote on the Treaty Principles Bill.
It was MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke who initiated the haka is facing a seven-day suspension without pay.
But those punishments are just recommendations from Parliament’s Privileges Committee, and given they’re so harsh, Speaker Gerry Brownlee has decided the entire Parliament must debate them. And there’s a chance it could drag on for weeks. Lloyd Burr has more. | Subscribe: https://bit.ly/2JPg8oB
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