Te Pāti Māori co-leaders suspended from Parliament for 21 days
From RNZ news. Friday, 06 June 2025 :
And former Speaker Adrian Rurawhe cautioned: “When you come into this House, you swear the oath… you agree to the rules of this House. You can’t have it both ways.”
Labour leader Chris Hipkins’ recent comments also tell a story. Speaking to RNZ last week, he questioned Te Pāti Māori’s choice of priorities, a line aimed squarely at centrist voters who might support Māori aspirations but baulk at Te Pāti Māori’s tactics.
This is so disgusting. The word punishment itself should be banned for this action. It is a ghostly echo of children being punished for speaking Māori, Te Reo, in schools all those years ago. Māori sovereignty is at stake behind these actions because the Treaty Principles Bill to attacked Māori sovereignty, and now the action here speaks louder than words. I hope there is a ferocious counter-attack, especially on Labour for going along with this. demeaning colonisation.
No punishment, no apology.
