The Māori Party co-leader has been kicked-out of New Zealand's parliament after refusing to wear a necktie which he says is a 'colonial noose' that suppresses Indigenous culture. Rawiri Waititi was ordered to leave the debating chamber on Tuesday by Speaker Trevor Mallard after instead wearing a taonga, a Maori greenstone pendant. Mallard had twice prevented Waititi from asking questions on the floor of parliament, insisting that male MPs could only do so if they were wearing a necktie.

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