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A haka led by Te Pāti Māori has interrupted voting for the Treaty Principles Bill, with Opposition MPs and the public gallery standing to perform Ka Mate.⁠ ⁠ Labour and Green MPs stood, appearing to support the haka, which started after Te Pāti Māori was called to vote on the bill.⁠ ⁠ Hauraki Waikato MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke stood to deliver her party's vote, against the bill, and then continued to start the haka.⁠ ⁠ The Speaker, Gerry Brownlee, attempted to stop the performance - but the entire public gallery and Te Pāti Māori MPs continued with the Ngāti Toa haka.⁠ #nzpol #nzstuff #nz #nznews

Police have launched an investigation into the conduct of two uniformed officers in Auckland after they were filmed dancing on a strippers’ pole.⁠ ⁠ The acting Auckland City District Commander, Acting Superintendent Sunny Patel, said police were made aware of the video, which shows two members who were on duty at the time in June 2024.⁠ ⁠ “An investigation is ongoing into the conduct of our staff. There are very clear guidelines about what is acceptable behaviour while on duty."⁠ ⁠ “While I can’t comment on the specifics of any investigation or employment process, I can advise one of those members left police prior to the video coming to our attention.“⁠ #nzpolice #auckland #nz #nzstuff

A prisoner who escaped from Corrections custody while at Waikato Hospital has been shown on video scaling the side of the building to get out.⁠ ⁠ A manhunt is underway for Damon Anderson after he escaped at Waikato Hospital on Monday afternoon.⁠ ⁠ Spring Hill Corrections Facility General Manager Scott Walker said Anderson “absconded” from staff while visiting the hospital.⁠ ⁠ “While he is not considered an immediate risk to the public, police urge people not to approach him and to report any sightings of him through to police,” a Police statement issued on Tuesday morning said.⁠ ⁠ Corrections would not say if Anderson was still wearing a GPS monitor, nor would it give specific details on the circumstances of his escape.⁠ #waikato #nz #escape #prisonbreak #nznews

MPs were fired up in the Parliament today as the Treaty Principles Bill saw its first reading. ⁠ ⁠ The bill passed its first reading, but not before Labour MP Willie Jackson was booted from the House for calling ACT Leader David Seymour a "liar"⁠ ⁠ Speaker Gerry Brownlee offered Jackson the opportunity to apologise for his remark, but Jackson replied, saying it was "a message from the hīkoi".⁠ ⁠ The message to Seymour, which he said in Parliament, was: "You fuel hatred and misinformation in this country. You bring out the worst in new Zealanders. you should be ashamed of yourself and you are a liar."⁠ ⁠ Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi also compared the ACT Party to the KKK during an energetic speech opposing the Treaty Principles Bill.⁠ ⁠ He said the Parliament had no right to redefine the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and said that Treaty was superior, constitutional law.⁠ ⁠ He concluded his speech, like Jackson, with a direct address to the minister in charge: "My message to you David Seymour is see you next Tuesday."⁠ ⁠ A haka led by Te Pāti Māori later interrupted voting for the Treaty Principles Bill, with Opposition MPs and the public gallery standing to perform Ka Mate.⁠ #nzpol #nzstuff #nznews #nz

A Michael Hill store in Taupō has been targeted by thieves in a brazen smash and grab.⁠ ⁠ A video shared on a Facebook group showed three robbers, masked and armed with metal rods, fleeing the scene on Thursday in a yellow Toyota.⁠ ⁠ The footage also showed the shop’s fog cannons activated, likely triggered by the robbery.⁠ ⁠ The video, captured from a shop across the road, also appeared to show a bystander slashing the tyres of the getaway vehicle.⁠ #taupo #crime #nz #nzstuff

🔴 WARNING: Some viewers may find contents of this video distressing.⁠ ⁠ An SUV has been filmed driving through an intersection in Ōpōtiki and smashing into other vehicles as onlookers scream and run to safety.⁠ ⁠ The video, published on Facebook, showed the driver ramming a parked car before turning around, hitting another, and fleeing the scene.⁠ ⁠ Police said they responded to the incident at the intersection of Church Street and Kelly Street around 11.10pm on Friday night.⁠ ⁠ “A number of people were also seen engaged in a disorder at and outside the bar on the intersection. There were no significant injuries,” a spokesperson said.⁠ #nz #crime #nzstuff

Three security officers have had to remove former Vision NZ candidate Karl Mokaraka from Parliament after he interrupted Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's apology. He said, "how can we heal without Jesus Christ back in this Parliament". "Where are the police and why aren't they here," Speaker Gerry Brownlee said as Mokaraka yelled. Other survivors asked the man to leave, as he was restrained by security. He was the same man who hijacked a number of campaign events in the run up to the 2023 election. #nzpol #christopherluxon #nznews #nzstuff

A police officer has died after a car “being used as a weapon” hit her and a colleague, in a New Year’s Eve incident in Nelson.⁠ ⁠ After hitting the two officers, the vehicle allegedly returned and rammed a police car with an officer and a member of the public inside.⁠ ⁠ The victim was named as Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming, age 62.⁠ ⁠ A colleague, Adam Ramsay was also seriously injured in the incident.⁠ ⁠ Officers Fleming and Ramsay were doing foot patrol when a vehicle hit the pair.⁠ ⁠ Police Commissioner Richard Chambers said at just after 2am, two police officers were on a routine foot patrol in Buxton Square carpark in Nelson when completely unprovoked, a vehicle drove towards them, at speed, hitting both of them.⁠ ⁠ A 32-year-old man was tasered and arrested.⁠ #nzpolice #nelson #nz #nzstuff

The funeral for a prominent Mongrel Mob member in Tauranga was met with a heavy police presence, including Armed Offenders Squad monitoring the event. The funeral is understood to be the first significant test under the new gang patch legislation, police noted the increased presence, aswell as the use of the police helicopter. A gang member who was arrested at the tangi says police are coming down "stupidly" on gangs. Roka Dog told Stuff he thought police were disrespectful at the tangi. "We got arrested at a tangi, on a day of death. Family and kids all around mourning for our dead," Dog told Stuff. "It was disrespectful that is how I felt." He said after the arrest he was not to associate with other gang members and was not allowed to go back to the tangi #govt #nz #tauranga #gang #tangi

In 2016, Donald Trump made his promise to “build the wall” on the border with Mexico a touchstone of his presidency. But after four years in power, just 750km of the wall was built. ⁠ ⁠ Now on the come-back trail, Trump has vowed to finish the job if he is returned to the White House next week.⁠ ⁠ Stuff's Andrea Vance and Simon Morrow went to check it out.⁠ #us #usa #donaldtrump #news #nzstuff

The wild Wellington weather has impacted sailings of the Interislander ferry on Friday, causing cancellations, damage to vehicles, and injury to a passenger. The 6.15am Picton to Wellington crossing of the Aratere and its 11am return were cancelled due to rough seas, with impacted passengers moved to other sailings. On one voyage that did get underway, the 8.45am Kaitaki sailing out of Wellington, some passenger vehicles shifted as a result of the vessel rolling and sustained minor damage, a Kiwirail spokesperson told Stuff. A witness on the ferry also said that there were both sofas and people sliding around the main lounge due to the roughness of the sea.

When asked if the haka in Parliament was a deliberate act of intimidation, as ACT leader David Seymour suggested, Te Pati Māori co-leader Debbie Ngawera-Packer said, "I don't think David's equipped to be talking about Ngāti Toa's haka, but haka is a challenge and is an absolute challenge to anyone that's attacking our mokopuna's rights to be who we are."⁠ ⁠ Ngawera-Packer said multiple international media outlets, including the BBC, had contacted Te Pati Māori. They were shocked by the bill, she said.⁠ ⁠ "I think it's unparliamentary to be debating te Tiriti, that's it. The minute he brought that attack into the House... you've got to expect a defence back. No Māori wants to be doing this right now, there's so much else we could be doing, but again David for whatever reason launched this attack," she said.⁠ #hikoi #nzpol #wellington #nzstuff #hikoimotetiriti ⁠ 🔗 Read more at stuff.co.nz

Chris Toms lives in Warkworth and goes through the notorious Hill St intersection daily, sometimes twice daily, and is “still confused about who gives way to whom”. In September, Toms was pinged with a $150 ticket for failing to give way to the right after a near miss with a police car - and he caught the ordeal on his dashcam. Both cars were at give way signs. Toms began moving forward from Sandspit Rd towards Hill St when the traffic light ahead turned green, following the traffic in front of him, when the police car approached from Twin Coast Discovery Hwy on the right, nearly colliding with the side of Toms’ car. A road safety campaigner says the near miss has highlighted the intersection's "absurd" design but is critical of both drivers' actions. Can you tell who was in the right? #nearmiss #dashcam #auckland #nzpolice #nz #nzstuff

Police have found more items belonging to three climbers missing on Aoraki Mt Cook, including footprints, and say they do not believe the men have survived a fall.⁠ ⁠ Aoraki Area Commander Inspector Vicki Walker said police had used a helicopter and drones to search the area where other items were found on Monday and had recovered a top and energy gels. Walker said all items had been retrieved.⁠ ⁠ The search was now suspended, police said in a briefing to media in Timaru on Friday afternoon.⁠ #mtcook #missing #nz #nzpolice #nzstuff

It towers over SH1 and Rainbow’s End in Auckland’s Manukau - but what exactly is this towering stone behemoth of a building? Who built it? Why is it so massive? And what’s inside? Explainer Editor Lloyd Burr heads to South Auckland. #auckland #churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints #nz #nzstuff

ACT Party leader David Seymour has responded to the Treaty message in TJ Perenara's haka on Sunday, saying the All Black "has the right to express himself". ⁠ ⁠ "The only thing, I think it goes too far when they believe that because they're good at one thing, their political voice counts more than anyone else's". ⁠#haka #allblacks #tjperenara #nzpol #nz #nzstuff

Racing Minister Winston Peters has announced the Government’s plans to end greyhound racing in New Zealand. “This is not a decision that is taken lightly but is ultimately driven by protecting the welfare of racing dogs,” the Minister said in an announcement at the Beehive on Tuesday afternoon. The three-time racing minister and supporter of the racing industry has been considering the future of greyhound racing since early this year. Many anti-greyhound racing activists believed his love of racing meant the industry would survive, so the announcement is likely to come as a shock both to the industry and opponents alike. #nznews #nz #greyhoundracing #nzstuff

Wellington police said that there are more than 35,000 people estimated to be participating in the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti at Parliament Grounds. Stuff Political Reporter Glenn McConnell spoke to some veterans around Parliament who say the turnout is about double what they saw at the seabed and foreshore hīko in 2004. #hikoi #hīkoimōtetiriti #wellington #nzpol #nznews #nz #nzstuff 🔗 See our live updates at stuff.co.nz

Labour Party education spokesperson Jan Tinetti has accused Erica Stanford of using derogatory language targeting female Opposition MPs.⁠ ⁠ Stanford was forced to apologise in Parliament on Thursday, when Labour’s Duncan Webb told the Speaker he was aware of the education minister using unparliamentary language.⁠ ⁠ Tinetti said Stanford called her a “stupid b....” after she questioned the minister about cancelled school buses.⁠ ⁠ Speaking to Stuff after question time, Tinetti said this was not the first time Stanford had targeted Labour MPs using such language.⁠ ⁠ “There’s been history of others that its happened to as well,” Tinetti said.⁠ ⁠ She alleged Stanford said the same thing to her a few weeks ago, and had also used that insult after answering questions from Labour Party children’s spokesperson Willow-Jean Prime.⁠ ⁠ Stanford has not responded to requests for comment. She apologised in Parliament.⁠ #nzpol #nznews #nzstuff #nz

All Blacks star winger Sevu Reece has opened up about giving up alcohol, after he crashed into a car while intoxicated, saying it’s the “best decision I’ve ever made”.⁠ ⁠ Reece, who also plays for the Crusaders, appeared in the Christchurch District Court on Tuesday for sentencing before Judge Katie Elkin, who ordered him to pay more than $2000 in reparation and emotional harm, and also discharged him without conviction.⁠ #allblack #nz #nznews #nzstuff