A recent parliamentary session in New-Zealand turned into an unexpected show-down when two law-makers got thrown out during voting (which shows how heated things got in there). The big deal was about changing the way people look at the Treaty of Waitangi - a super-old agreement from way back in the 1800s
The treaty which was signed almost two centuries ago between the British Crown and native Māori tribes is getting a major make-over. Christopher Luxonʼs government wants to change how the treaty works: instead of special rights for Māori tribes they want same rules for everyone. The original deal let Māori keep their lands and have special protections; but now theres talk about spreading these rights to all New-Zealanders
The whole thing started when British settlers and Māori chiefs made this deal - Māori would let British run things‚ but keep their own stuff safe. Now its causing quite a stir because some think changing it means breaking old promises; while others say its time for new rules. The parliament meeting got so intense that they had to stop everything and start kicking people out‚ which doesnt happen very often in kiwi politics