Maiden Speech by Hana Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke | Kiingitanga

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke (Waikato, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Te Atiawa, Ngāi Tahu) will contest the Hauraki-Waikato electorate for Te Pāti Māori at this year’s election. She announced her candidacy at her former kura Te Wharekura o Rākaumangamanga, with the support of her whānau, kura and other Te Pāti Māori members. | Te Karere

A video of a speech by New Zealand's youngest Member of Parliament in 170 years, 21-year-old Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke performing 'Maori haka' to honour her indigenous roots, has gone viral. Maipi-Clarke, who is a Maori, has been known for fighting for the rights of New Zealand's native communities and was elected to Parliament in October last year, according to a report in 'New Zealand Herald'. In her maiden speech delivered in the Parliament last month, Maipi-Clarke performed the traditional '

#WATCH | The video of Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, New Zealand’s youngest MP in 170 years, performing the ‘Maori haka,’ a war cry to honor her indigenous roots in Parliament during her first speech, went viral. Video: Youtube (Te Ao Māori News) #HanaRawhitiMaipiClarke #NewZealand #MaoriHaka #ViralVideo | ABP Live

New Zealand’s youngest MP Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke made it to the headlines once again as she tore apart the copy of the Treaty Principles Bill and performed the traditional group dance Haka in the Parliament. This video is now going viral across the world. #HakaDance #NewZealand #Parliament #ViralVideo | India Today