Three Maori MPs from Te Pati Maori are set to be suspended from New Zealand’s Parliament over performing a traditional haka in protest of the controversial Treaty Principles Bill. The parliamentary privileges committee has recommended a 21-day suspension for party co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer,

The haka could have "initimidated" other lawmakers, the committee ruled, recommending that she be suspended for a week and Te Pāti Māori (Māori Party) co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer be banned for 21 days.

A group of Indigenous Maori lawmakers could soon be banned from New Zealand’s parliament after staging a haka protest against a divisive race relations bill, drawing sharp condemnation and reigniting debates over indigenous rights.