The Maori Party says it has once approached the Speaker of the House about changing the Parliamentary oath of allegiance to include reference to the Treaty of Waitangi.
The issue arose after the Speaker on Thursday refused to swear in Mana Party leader Hone Harawira as an MP when he pledged allegiance to the treaty, not the Queen.
He later said his allegiance to the Treaty of Waitangi was more important than his loyalty to Parliament.
Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia says there should be the opportunity to swear allegiance to the Treaty as New Zealand's founding document.
Mrs Turia says she has written to the Speaker seeking his advice on how they could speed up the legislative process.
The party's other co-leader, Pita Sharples, first introduced this proposal to the Speaker in 2006, the year after Maori Party MPs were first elected to Parliament.
Mana leader must bear consequences
Maori cultural advisor Amster Reedy says consequences follow if rules are broken, no matter whether they're breached in parliament or on the marae.
Mr Reedy says Mr Harawira made his choice in not following the rules and if he was thrown out, that was his punishment.
Emeritus Professor at the University of University Dr Ranginui Walker says Mr Harawira losing his traditional cloak before breaching Parliament's swearing-in rules was a bad omen that he was going against the wishes of ancestors.
He says Mr Harawira was fore-warned that he should follow Parliamentary procedures.
He says it all began badly when Mr Harawira's korowai or traditional cloak fell off before he took the oath.
Dr Walker says it was a reminder that Maori once had a good relationship with Queen Victoria and were seen as equal.
