Parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Māori MPs performed a haka to disrupt a vote on a controversial bill that has ignited protests across New Zealand. The bill proposes to change the way in which the Treaty of Waitangi – a 184-year-old treaty between the British Crown and Māori people – is interpreted. Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke ripped up a copy of the bill as she stood to lead