26 Nov 2020

Māori Party MPs leave House in protest at speech rules

From Checkpoint, 5:28 pm on 26 November 2020

The Māori Party's two MPs have walked out of the House in protest late this afternoon. They have been caught by Parliament's rules that specify which parties can speak and which cannot in this particular debate, based on their size.

It's something the party says is discriminatory.

Here's RNZ political reporter, Katie Scotcher.