Te Pāti Māori MPs will be temporarily suspended from Parliament for "acting in a manner that could have the effect of intimidating a member of the House" after performing a haka during the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill.
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke will be suspended for seven days, while co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi will be "severely censured" and suspended for 21 days.
Constitutional law expert Graeme Edgeler speaks to Emile Donovan about how this compares to other suspension in New Zealand's parliamentary history.
Photo: VNP/Louis Collins
