Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke : New Zealand’s Youngest MP and Haka Queen

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the haka that’s been seen 700 million times by a worldwide audience

NZ Herald

19 Nov, 2024 08:16 AM

Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke has spoken of the haka performed in Parliament last week that has been seen 700 million times by a global audience.

The Hauraki-Waikato MP told the Morning Shift podcast that she was shocked to be handed David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill, that had just been read on its first reading in the House on Thursday - days before it had been initially planned to be read.

But Parliament’s youngest MP seized the moment and the opportunity.

“I wasn’t even supposed to do that,” Maipi-Clarke said of the haka on the podcast.

Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke in Parliament during debate on the Treaty Principles Bill. Photo / RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

She said Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi was originally supposed to rip the bill and start the haka, but instead, the bill was handed to her.

“But I knew I was going to get landed with something on that day and we’ve been prepping for about a year or so.

She said as they exited Parliament, she, Waititi and co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer stared at each other in disbelief.

“Wait what? What did we just do?” she said she was asking herself.

Maipi-Clarke said she decided to rip the bill as it “means nothing” to her.

“Let’s not give it the power, and we had tried many different points of order, we had tried to play the game, we tried the speeches, we tried taking it out to select committees.”

She was pleased the video went viral, as that was always the intention, and resonated with indigenous peoples all over the world.

“Let’s try and make the world see what’s going on here.”

The video was quickly picked up by international media.

Spinoff editor at large Toby Manhire told RNZ’s Midday Report the video had been viewed about 700 million times and had gained a life of its own.

Speaker Gerry Brownlee suspended the House following the Te Pāti Māori haka in Parliament.

While Manhire’s assessment was not scientific, there’s one version that Whakaata Māori shared which has had 338m views “which is pretty remarkable”, he said.

TikTok has been gathering the biggest number of views but it was also being shared on a variety of international news websites as well as Instagram.

“It’s everywhere including German and Spanish and Italian sites. It’s quite interesting watching [Speaker] Gerry Brownlee looking like a disappointed headmaster in German and Spanish and in sorts of different captions.”

The video had introduced Māori culture to many different international audiences.

“I think one of the reasons that it’s being shared so much is that what we know and maybe not everyone in the world knows is there’s that incredible impactful visceral power of kapa haka so you see something like that, it’s new and unusual but also incredibly powerful,” Manhire told RNZ.

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Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke has made history as the youngest MP in New Zealand, earning the title of "Haka Queen" for her cultural performances and strong leadership. In this video, discover her inspiring journey and how she's making waves in New Zealand’s Parliament.

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke

Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke(born 2002) is a New Zealand politician,

representing Te Pāti Māori as a Member of Parliament since the 2023 New Zealand general election.

She is the youngest MP since James Stuart-Wortley, who was elected in the 1853 election aged 20 years and 7 months.

Haka (/ˈhɑːkə/,[1] /ˈhækə/; singular haka, in both Māori and New Zealand English) are a variety of ceremonial dances in Māori culture. A performance art, haka are often performed by a group, with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet with rhythmically shouted accompaniment. Haka have been traditionally performed by both men and women for a variety of social functions within Māori culture. They are performed to welcome distinguished guests, or to acknowledge great achievements, occasions, or funerals.

Kapa haka groups are common in schools. The main Māori performing arts competition, Te Matatini, takes place every two years.

 Rugby: All Blacks vs. England in Dunedin, the Haka

14.06.2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLWd3JZBMr8

All Blacks performing a haka (Dunedin, 2014)

Jun 16, 2014

England VS New Zealand All Blacks Haka 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIt7CrKTLno

All Blacks Haka Vs. Wallabies 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK2DSI5qQMc

New Zealand sports teams' practice of performing a haka to challenge opponents before international matches has made the dance form more widely known around the world. This tradition began with the 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team tour and has been carried on by the New Zealand rugby union team (known as the All Blacks) since 1905. Although popularly associated with the traditional battle preparations of male warriors, conceptions that haka are typically war dances, are considered erroneous by Māori scholars, alongside the inaccurate performance of haka by non-Māori.

What is the new Treaty Principles Bill?

The Treaty Principles Bill would give all New Zealanders equality before the law, so that we can go forward as one people with one set of rights. “I am looking forward to this important national conversation about the place of the Treaty in our constitutional arrangements.”

14 November 2024

Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading

Associate Justice Minister David Seymour says all New Zealanders will now be able to have their say on the Treaty Principles Bill after it passed its first reading and was sent to the Justice Committee to be considered.

“I believe all New Zealanders deserve tino rangatiratanga – the right to self-determination. That all human beings are alike in dignity. The Treaty Principles Bill would give all New Zealanders equality before the law, so that we can go forward as one people with one set of rights.

“I am looking forward to this important national conversation about the place of the Treaty in our constitutional

arrangements.”

The Treaty Principles

ACT believes every child born in New Zealand deserves the same respect and dignity, including equality before the law.

The Treaty Principles Bill would restore the mana of our founding document by ensuring it delivers what it originally promised in 1840: nga tikanga katoa rite tahi – the same rights and duties for all New Zealanders.

The three Treaty Principles proposed in the Bill are based on the three Articles of the Treaty.

Principle 1: Civil Government

The Government of New Zealand has full power to govern, and Parliament has full power to make laws. They do so in the best interests of everyone, and in accordance with the rule of law and the maintenance of a free and democratic society.

Principle 2: Rights of Hapū and Iwi Māori

The Crown recognises, and will respect and protect, the rights that hapū and iwi Māori had under the Treaty of Waitangi at the time they signed it. If those rights differ from the rights of everyone, it will only be when agreed in the settlement of a historical treaty claim under the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975.

Principle 3: Right to Equality

Everyone is equal before the law and is entitled to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination. Everyone is entitled to the equal enjoyment of the same fundamental human rights without discrimination.

justice.govt.nz

A Treaty Principles Bill

The Government has introduced a Bill that will seek to define in law the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi Treaty of Waitangi.

The Government has agreed to introduce a Treaty Principles Bill and support it to the select committee stage.

The proposed Bill is based on an ACT Party policy as agreed on in its coalition agreement with the National Party.

The Bill was introduced on 7 November 2024. Its intention is to create certainty about what the Treaty principles are and how they apply in New Zealand law.

The Bill received its first reading on 14 November 2024 has been referred to Parliament’s Justice Committee for consideration. It will also be an opportunity for the public to give feedback.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi is a founding document of New Zealand and is fundamental to our constitutional arrangements. The Treaty Principles Bill aims to provide an opportunity to build consensus around the place of the Treaty principles in our constitutional and legal arrangements.

The work on this Bill is being led by the Ministry of Justice.

Justice Select Committee opens floor for Treaty Principles submissions

 November 19, 2024 10:18 AM

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the hīkoi into action

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hikoi : a communal walk or march, typically for publicity or as a form of protest.

                 a walk or march, esp a Māori protest march

1. "there were tents on parliament lawn and hikois through the capital"

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Pōneke

: a shortening of the Māori phrase pō nekeneke, meaning "the journey into the night"

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Hīkoi mō te Tiriti (March for the Treaty of Waitangi)

Hīkoi mō te Tiriti in Pōneke

 Tuesday 19 November 2024.

Plan ahead if travelling around Wellington by road or rail on Tuesday 19 November 2024.

Hīkoi mō te Tiriti is a national event taking place in Aotearoa New Zealand between 10-19 November 2024. Organised by Toitū te Tiriti, the hīkoi began in Northland on Sunday 10 November and is expected to arrive in Wellington on Tuesday 19 November.