Lawmakers stage Maori protest in New Zealand's parliament during fraught race relations debate

Protesters against the Treaty Principles Bill stand by a Maori sovereignty flag outside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Nov. 14, 2024 Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, right, and her colleagues from Te Pāti Māori, talk to reporters following a protest inside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Nov. 14, 2024.

A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected on Thursday when dramatic political theater erupted over a controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Maori and the British Crown.