Three Maori Party MPs will be temporarily banned from New Zealand’s parliament for protesting a proposed law change with a haka.

A parliamentary committee has recommended the penalties, understood to be the harshest ever for New Zealand MPs.

They said that the haka – a ceremonial Maori dance made world-famous by the country’s men’s rugby team, the All Blacks – could have intimidated other politicians and constituted contempt of parliament.

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