A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected Thursday amid debate over a controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.

New Zealand's parliament was suspended and two lawmakers were ejected during a vote on a controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.

Credit: X/@Maori_Party New Zealand’s parliament descended into chaos as Māori members staged a haka in protest against a bill that would “reinterpret” the country’s founding treaty. First signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Mā