Current Events > New Zealand parliament ejects Maori MP for not wearing a tie

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Male MPs can only ask questions in the debating chamber if wearing a tie. Speaker Trevor Mallard twice prevented Rawiri Waititi from asking questions.
"It's not about ties, it's about cultural identity mate," Mr Waititi said while exiting the chamber, local media reported.
He has called ties "a colonial noose" and wore a greenstone pendant instead.
After being stopped for a second time, Mr Waititi continued with his question until Mr Mallard ordered him to leave the chamber.
Mr Waititi called Mr Mallard's treatment of him "unconscionable", adding that he was wearing "Maori business attire".
Co-leader of the Maori Party, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, who was herself wearing a tie, pleaded her colleague's case but to no avail.
Late last year, Mr Waititi was told that that he would be ejected from the House if he did not wear a tie.
In his first speech to parliament, he said: "Take the noose from around my neck so that I may sing my song".
Mr Mallard has said he personally supports a change to the rules on compulsory ties, but kept the rules after he consulted MPs - saying the overwhelming majority of those who wrote to him supported maintaining the tie requirement.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55996688

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Pretty horrible optics

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Well that seems dumb as fuck. Even the women are required to wear a tie? So much for New Zealand being this wonderful place.

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i live in NZ, this happened a few days ago. what a title lol. It was one parliament speaker, Trevor Mallard. And he dropped the issue after public backlash.

better article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-11/nz-politician-wins-battle-against-wearing-tie-in-parliament/13146388

Asked to comment, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that it was not something she had a strong opinion on, and that she had no objection to someone wearing a tie in parliament or not.
"There are much more important issues for all of us," Ardern said.
I dont think New Zealanders care about ties.

fuck I love our PM.

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Basically - our MPs have nothing better to do than argue over a piece of cloth vs a rock on a string.

Which in some ways, is a good thing.

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Yeah its stupid. Glad the idiot backed down.

Like the mans opinion is any more or less relevant weather hes wearing a tiearound his neck

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BobLoblaw_ posted...

Yeah its stupid. Glad the idiot backed down.

Like the mans opinion is any more or less relevant weather hes wearing a tiearound his neck

Exactly. This guy's opinion is pretty irrelevant as fuck anyway. (As in, he literally doesn't really have much influence due to the last election results + how NZ politics work.)

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If there's any fashion accessory way past its expiration date it's the necktie. They should just make suit jackets that cover up the dress shirt underneath.

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Thats fucking stupid.

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I got @'d by a deleted post. I'm Australian, not a New Zealander lol

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Back_Stabbath posted...

i live in NZ, this happened a few days ago. what a title lol. It was one parliament speaker, Trevor Mallard. And he dropped the issue after public backlash.

better article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-11/nz-politician-wins-battle-against-wearing-tie-in-parliament/13146388

fuck I love our PM.

Nice, glad to see. Wish my article was updated with the new info.

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oh, I suppose that's why someone tagged me lmao

Didn't even read the OP until it got quoted

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