Members of New Zealand's parliament have rallied the international community in support of the island country's indigenous groups, as contentious legislation moves forward that could threaten Maori support systems.

New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with Māori people. Opposition party MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke began the traditional ceremonial group dance after being asked whether her party supported the bill,

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.

Still, the governor does not want to forego the federal education funding that helps pay for Tennessee schools.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said he's all for president-elect Donald Trump's proposed plan to shut down the U.S. Department of Education (DOE).

The governor feels that the state can create a better spending strategy and handle unique student challenges better than the ED.