Opposition to a contentious bill caused tens of thousands of protesters to gather outside New Zealand parliament on Tuesday.
A video of New Zealand MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke went viral last week, shared globally by news agencies and even Hollywood star Jason Momoa. In the video, she is seen ripping up a contentious bill and leading her colleagues in a Haka, causing parliament to be briefly suspended. Maipi-Clarke, 22, is New Zealand's youngest MP since 1853. She has already previously captivated the world, when she performed a Haka as part of her first speech to parliament in December last year.
"Our concern about this bill not only is the way that it is trying to undermine some of that legislation by using very libertarian arguments that somehow there is inequality based on race and ethnicity, is hugely problematic," she said. "So we have gathered in our tens of thousands, not just Māori, but others who support an inclusive, diverse, equal partnership that our country has been a world leader in pioneering. Those are the people who are marching.
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