By RNZ Te Pāti Māori and the Act Party are claiming victory over the response to a video from Thursday’s Treaty Principles Bill debate that has gone viral. The video, of Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke performing Ka Mate at the bill’s first reading, as well as her subsequent suspension from the House, has been picked up widely by international media. Spinoff editor at large Toby Manhire told RNZ’s Midday Report the video had been viewed about 700 million times so far.
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