Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 27, 2020 3:00:33 GMT 12
MĀORI PARTY MPS WALK OUT OF PARLIAMENT IN PROTEST
The Māori Party's two MPs have walked out of the House in protest during this afternoon's debate.
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi tried to secure a speaking slot today based on a standing order that such decisions do not discriminate against a minority party.
He told reporters he and co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer walked out after being blocked by Speaker Trevor Mallard......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/431521/maori-party-mps-walk-out-of-parliament-in-protest
GOVERNMENT OPEN TO CHANGING OATH OF ALLEGIANCE NEW MPS SWEAR AS THEY ENTER PARLIAMENT
The Government is open to changing the oath of allegiance new MPs swear as they enter Parliament, after the Māori Party re-entered Parliament with a splash, refusing to swear the oath to the Queen alone.
But before any MPs can pass law, they must swear an oath. It can be alone or in pairs, in English or Māori, but it must be an oath either on the Queen or on the Queen and the Bible.
The words can't be changed and the Māori Party says it fails to acknowledge the Treaty of Waitangi partnership.
Some MPs liked the idea so much they borrowed it, including re-elected Speaker Trevor Mallard.
"Trevor Mallard, who just happened to be sitting behind me, came up behind me and asked if he could take one as well," Dr Kerekere said.
With Labour interested, change could well happen......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/11/government-open-to-changing-oath-of-allegiance-new-mps-swear-as-they-enter-parliament.html
The Māori Party's two MPs have walked out of the House in protest during this afternoon's debate.
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi tried to secure a speaking slot today based on a standing order that such decisions do not discriminate against a minority party.
He told reporters he and co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer walked out after being blocked by Speaker Trevor Mallard......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/431521/maori-party-mps-walk-out-of-parliament-in-protest
GOVERNMENT OPEN TO CHANGING OATH OF ALLEGIANCE NEW MPS SWEAR AS THEY ENTER PARLIAMENT
The Government is open to changing the oath of allegiance new MPs swear as they enter Parliament, after the Māori Party re-entered Parliament with a splash, refusing to swear the oath to the Queen alone.
But before any MPs can pass law, they must swear an oath. It can be alone or in pairs, in English or Māori, but it must be an oath either on the Queen or on the Queen and the Bible.
The words can't be changed and the Māori Party says it fails to acknowledge the Treaty of Waitangi partnership.
Some MPs liked the idea so much they borrowed it, including re-elected Speaker Trevor Mallard.
"Trevor Mallard, who just happened to be sitting behind me, came up behind me and asked if he could take one as well," Dr Kerekere said.
With Labour interested, change could well happen......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/11/government-open-to-changing-oath-of-allegiance-new-mps-swear-as-they-enter-parliament.html