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By Charlotte Graham-Mclay WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) \u2014 The haka, a chanting dance of challenge, is sacred to New Zealand\u2019s M\u0101ori people but it\u2019s become a beloved cultural institution among New Zealanders of all races. Spine-tingling performances at sports events, funerals and graduations often go viral online, a non-partisan point of pride for the country abroad. But one haka performed in protest in New Zealand\u2019s Parliament by three legislators last November has provoked fierce division among lawmakers about whether it was an act of peaceful dissent, or disruptive and even intimidating to their opponents. A vote to approve unprecedented, lengthy bans from Parliament for the M\u0101ori party lawmakers who enacted the protest was unexpectedly suspended on Tuesday. Debate will resume in June, when it threatens to gridlock the legislative agenda… <\/p>\n

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By Charlotte Graham-Mclay WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) \u2014 The haka, a chanting dance of challenge, is sacred to New Zealand\u2019s M\u0101ori people but it\u2019s become a beloved cultural institution among New Zealanders of all races. Spine-tingling performances at sports events, funerals and graduations often go viral online, a non-partisan point of pride for the country abroad. But one haka performed in protest in New Zealand\u2019s Parliament by three legislators last November has provoked fierce division among lawmakers about whether it was an act of peaceful dissent, or disruptive and even intimidating to their opponents. A vote to approve unprecedented, lengthy bans from Parliament for the M\u0101ori party lawmakers who enacted the protest was unexpectedly suspended on Tuesday. Debate will resume in June, when it threatens to gridlock the legislative agenda... <\/p>\n

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