Article 5DYFK Māori MP Rawiri Waititi ejected from New Zealand parliament in necktie row

Māori MP Rawiri Waititi ejected from New Zealand parliament in necktie row

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Eleanor de Jong in Queenstown
from World news | The Guardian on (#5DYFK)

Mori party co-leader said he had chosen to wear cultural dress in defiance of dress code which requires men to wear ties

The Mori party co-leader Rawiri Waititi has defied the order to wear a tie in the New Zealand parliament's debating chamber - and was promptly ejected by the Speaker.

It's not about ties it's about cultural identity mate," Waititi said as he left the chamber, local media reported.

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