05 December 2023 - New Zealand Parliament opens amid Te Pāti Māori protests
‘Charles’ or ‘skin rash’? Māori MPs’ oath of allegiance to king sparks translation debate
Serena Solomon (The Guardian, 05/12/2023)
Māori party MPs have departed from the traditional oath of allegiance to King Charles III at the opening of New Zealand’s 54th parliament, sparking a debate about whether the Māori word they used to describe him meant “Charles” or “skin rash”.
There's no reason why MPs should have to swear to the King
Feix Desmarais (1News, 04/12/2023)
Today's opening of Parliament will be one for the history books.
Few New Zealand governments, if any, have faced nationwide protest action before its MPs were even sworn in.
Māori Party swear allegiance to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ‘mana o mokopuna’ and King Charles
Michael Neilson and Adam Pearse (New Zealand Herald, 05/12/2023)
Te Pāti Māori has taken activism to Parliament today as its MPs gave their own oaths of allegiance to the “mana of mokopuna” or grandchildren in successive generations and Te Tiriti o Waitangi before monarch King Charles alongside rousing haka and waiata.
Te Pāti Māori protests - Day of action focuses on new government's Māori policies
(Radio New Zealand, 05/12/2023)
Protesters have dispersed following large gatherings in the North Island this morning.
A police spokesperson said in Tāmaki Makaurau officers were continuing to monitor groups in various locations across the motorway network.