Parliament Speaker Trevor Mallard stopped Waititi from asking a question twice.
“It’s not about ties, but about cultural identity,” the deputy said.
He called the tie a “colonial noose” and instead wore a green stone pendant. The deputy considers the attitude of the speaker to him “shameless”, as he was dressed in “Maori business suit”.
This is just the latest tie-related incident in the New Zealand parliament. At the end of last year, Waititi was threatened to be kicked out of the ward if he did not wear a tie.
In his first speech in parliament, the MP said: “Take the noose off my neck so I can sing my song.”
The head of parliament said that he personally supports the change in the rule on ties, but the decision should be made only after consultation with the deputies. According to him, the overwhelming majority of the elect support this rule.
The country’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said she doesn’t mind people refusing to wear ties, but there are more important things to focus on.
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