Maori leader Rawiri Waititi who was ejected from the New Zealand parliament for refusing to wear a necktie in the chamber said that forcing him to a Western dress code was a breach of his rights and an attempt to suppress indigenous culture https://t.co/x8DI6U6bak pic.twitter.com/NAuf4G9aCR

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 10, 2021

His hei-tiki is way classier than any tie, and while the tie is certainly a colonial vestige, props to the NZ legislature for ending the requirement in about 24 hours. Shouldn’t have been there in the first place but common sense prevailed. Now to end the tie everywhere. https://t.co/wS8JtQvspn

— Kyle Sheppard (@Maqaiti) February 10, 2021

I actually think the kakahu you wear is important from a Māori worldview because it identifies who you are as you represent your tipuna and whānau. Ties are completely western.

— JC Muso (@JC_muso) February 9, 2021

So they should compromise Māori values to pander to Western ideals, in the first months of their terms, because the two Māori Party MPs should be solving problems that no-one else is adequately addressing?

— 🇳🇿 Liz, usually horizontal 😴 (@crims0nl1z) February 9, 2021

But that's the thing, if parliament can't even make a ruling that is more akin to a partnership over something seemingly so trivial, how do we expect it will do on the big stuff?

— Ali Monty (@DrAliMonty) February 9, 2021

To tie or not to tie? https://t.co/QSSLa5yaAx

— Stuff.co.nz Politics (@NZStuffPolitics) February 10, 2021