New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.

New Zealand’s parliament descended into chaos as Maori members staged a haka in protest against a bill that would “reinterpret” the country’s founding treaty.

Clarke, New Zealand's youngest MP, staged a protest in Parliament by ripping up the controversial Treaty Principles Bill and performing a haka, sparking widespread debate and protests over the bill's impact on Maori rights.