Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi poses for a photo outside New Zealand's Parliament in Wellington in October 2020. Waititi this week won a battle against wearing a tie in the Parliament, ending a longstanding dress requirement that he describes as a "colonial noose." (AP Photo/Nick Perry)A New Zealand Maori leader who was ejected from parliament this week for refusing to wear a necktie in the chamber said forcing him to a Western dress code was a breach of his rights and an attempt to suppress indigenous culture. The New Zealand parliament is the most inclusive ever elected in the country. But Waititi, who has called ties “a colonial noose,” said there is still systemic racism in New Zealand, and this was a product of colonisation.

Source: Indian Express February 11, 2021 06:45 UTC