It sparked protests across the country. However, the proposed law passed its first vote on Thursday. New Zealand's Youngest MP Performs Haka, Rips Apart Treaty Principles Bill In Parliament - VIDEO (Photo: Screengrab/X)

New Zealand's parliament comes to a halt as shouting, a haka, and an expulsion take place during voting on a contentious bill.

This moment, which quickly spread across social media, took place during the debate on the Treaty Principles Bill.

New Zealand’s parliament was disrupted by a haka on Nov. 14, during the reading of a controversial bill that proposes to alter the way the country’s treaty between the indigenous Maori and the British Crown is interpreted.

New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with Māori people. Opposition party MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke began the traditional ceremonial group dance after being asked whether her party supported the bill,

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.

New Zealand’s parliament descended into chaos as Maori members staged a haka in protest against a bill that would “reinterpret” the country’s founding treaty.

A group of New Zealand MPs broke into a spirited haka in the country's parliament this week, interrupting a vote on a controversial bill in spectacular fashion. The Treaty Principles Bill, brought by ACT leader David Seymour,

As parliamentarians gathered for a preliminary vote on the bill, Te Pati Maori MPs stood and began the traditional Maori dance, haka.