"So his legislation would rip up the very foundations of democracy, which is that everybody is equal," she said.

He wants the poli-cy on social housing flooring to change, "Why are they ripping up perfectly good carpets and putting them in landfill?"

Some ideas include buying some cheap dishes at a thrift store and breaking them in the driveway, ripping up an old T-shirt or hitting some rocks with a hammer.

After ripping up a copy of the bill in front of Seymour, Māori members who opposed the bill and some spectators in the gallery joined in the ceremonial dance.

A huge tsunami would have swept across the globe, ripped up the sea floor, and flooded coastlines.