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WELLINGTON : Indigenous Maori politicians broke with protocol at the opening of New Zealand's parliament on Tuesday, pledging allegiance first to their descendants and the country's founding document before swearing an oath to Britain’s King Charles III.New Zealand’s parliament was sitting for the fir

King Charles was referred to by an alternative word by Maori members of New Zealand's Parliament at a swearing in ceremony which some claimed mean 'skin rash' or 'sore'

During the opening ceremony of New Zealands parliament, some Maori politicians used a word to describe the King while swearing allegiance to him which can also be used to describe skin conditions - and something as objectionable or offensive.

Six indigenous parliamentarians held alternate swearing-in, pledging allegiance to their descendants first