It comes after the deputy prime minister tried to ban lawmakers from calling the country Aotearoa in parliament.

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The speaker of New Zealand ’s Parliament told lawmakers he would not consider further complaints about the use of the country’s Māori name, Aotearoa, in Parliament, after one lawmaker made a ...

Winston Peters had previously raised concerns. Speaker Gerry Brownlee says he doesn’t want to hear any more concerns about the use of “Aotearoa” in the House as MPs are able to use any of ...