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

Maori MPs disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a haka to protest a controversial bill reinterpreting the 1840 treaty.

New Zealand's parliament was suspended after Maori lawmakers performed a haka to interrupt a vote on a controversial bill.

New Zealand parliament has descended into chaotic scenes after Maori MPs staged a haka to disrupt a controversial Indigenous rights 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.

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.

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.