4:54 pm today

Live: The Treaty Principles Bill has passed its first reading

4:54 pm today

The Treaty Principles Bill has passed its first reading and will now go to the Justice Committee for consideration.

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was suspended from the house following a haka.

Maipi-Clarke interrupted the vote on the Treaty Principles Bill's first reading with a haka taken up by members of the opposition and people in the public gallery.

Meanwhile, thousands continue their hīkoi towards Wellington opposing the legislation. A huge crowd earlier stopped traffic in Hamilton as the national hīkoi made its way through the city.

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