Tempers flared in New Zealand’s parliament during an extraordinary debate on the Treaty Principles Bill.

Tempers flared in New Zealand’s parliament during an extraordinary debate on the Treaty Principles Bill.

Tempers flared in New Zealand’s parliament during an extraordinary debate on the Treaty Principles Bill.

Opposition lawmakers performed the haka during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.

Te Pāti Māori's Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was suspended from the house for interrupting the vote on the Treaty Principles Bill's first reading with...

Te Pāti Māori's extraordinary display of protest interrupted the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill.

A vote over a contentious treaty bill saw New Zealand MPs interrupt parliamentary proceedings with a spirited haka.

A vote over a contentious treaty bill saw New Zealand MPs interrupt parliamentary proceedings with a spirited haka.

Treaty issues are "emotional and difficult", but New Zealanders expect a certain level of behaviour in Parliament, the PM says.

Treaty issues are "emotional and difficult", but New Zealanders expect a certain level of behaviour in Parliament, the PM says.