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November 20, 2024
Seymour criticizes haka, sparks tikanga debate
Claudette Hauiti
Posted On November 20, 2024
Download AudioACT Party Leader David Seymour has resorted to name-calling following the haka in Parliament by Te Pāti Māori and Hana Rawhiti Maipi-Clark last week.
Seymour called Maipi-Clark a thug and described her actions as intimidating when he failed to understand the meaning behind them.
As the sponsor of the controversial Treaty Principles Bill, Seymour says if you can’t use your words, then you have no argument.
“I think it actually is thuggery, yes, to say that you’re going to use force and intimidation, getting in someone’s face, physical actions over words in a place that is clearly set out to be a chamber of debate that is thuggery. And I ultimately say to people, if you have to do a haka to get your point across, maybe you don’t have a good argument,” says Seymour.
David Seymour says tīkanga experts agree with him, but he failed to name any when asked.
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