A young New Zealand parliamentarian tore a copy of the controversial Indigenous Treaty Principles Bill on the floor of the house and then performed the traditional Maori war dance, the haka.

Clarke, has gone viral once again after tearing up a controversial bill and performing the traditional Maori haka during a parliamentary session. But who is this young leader, and what led her to rip up the legislation?

The vote was for the controversial Treaty Principals Bill which seeks to reinterpret one of the country’s founding documents.

A post on X claims that the first reading of a bill during a Parliamentary session in New Zealand was cancelled after Māori tribal representatives started doing a traditional Haka dance. Verdict: False The Māori’s delayed the bill’s first reading,

Māori lawmakers performed a traditional haka dance to protest a New Zealand bill that could redefine the country's relationship with Indigenous people.

New Zealand MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke has once again grabbed headlines after a video of her performing the traditional Māori haka and tearing up a copy of a controversial bill during a parliamentary session went viral.