WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The haka, a chanting dance of challenge, is sacred to New Zealand’s Māori people but it’s become a beloved cultural institution among New Zealanders of all races.

Although it’s New Zealand’s largest city, tourists often shrug off the deep Maori history and heritage in Auckland ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The haka, a chanting dance of challenge, is sacred to New Zealand’s Māori people but it’s become a beloved cultural institution among New Zealanders of all races.

In this image from video provided by New Zealand Parliament TV, lawmaker Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke tears papers as she performs a Māori haka to protest a proposed law during a session of ...

An anti-immigrant protest led by radical religious leader Brian Tamaki in New Zealand saw flags of several religions, including Hinduism and Buddhism, being burnt. Performing the haka, protesters ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The haka, a chanting dance of challenge, is sacred to New Zealand’s Māori people but it’s become a beloved cultural institution among New Zealanders of all races.

New Zealand Parliament suspends 3 lawmakers who performed Māori haka in protest The suspended lawmakers from the Māori Party performed the haka, a dance of challenge, last November to oppose a ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law.