New Zealand's parliament was briefly halted after MPs and members of the public gallery launched into an unapproved haka. The traditional Maori performance erupted in celebration after the first speech of Te Pati Maori MP, Oriini Kaipara, on Thursday. Kaipara, who joined parliament in September to fill a vacant seat, had just finished her address to the House when she and others began chanting and stamping in a haka. House Speaker Gerry Brownlee appeared to roll his eyes as he asked them to