Indigenous Māori 'Haka' chants resonated through Wellington, New Zealand, as part of a powerful cultural display. The traditional war dance and chants, performed by Māori groups, echoed throughout the ...

In a flurry of swishing palm leaves, swaying hips, twirling fire, stiff rum drinks, conch shell horns and coconut shrimp, ...

That is now under threat from a draft law that seeks to redefine the principles of the 1840 agreement between hundreds of Maori chiefs and the British Crown. The divisive move drew tens of thousands ...

A powerful moment unfolded as wedding guests performed a traditional Maori haka dance to celebrate a bride and groom’s ...

The haka in parliament was part of a protest that has galvanized the nation. According to local media, an estimated 42,000 ...

Naomi Sai Antiporta finished top of her class at her school in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand’s North Island. To ...

Watch this valedictorian honored by her classmates with a heartfelt Haka The traditional dance is sacred to the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand. It’s famous around the world as part of ...

“When asked how her party’s representatives would vote during the session, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of New Zealand’s Māori party stood up and began a soaring Haka, a ceremonial Māori dance that ...

A recent protest in New Zealand's Parliament in which lawmakers broke into a Haka—a traditional Maori dance—has attracted ...

As he launched into the haka, Perenara said "Toitū te mana o te whenua, toitū te mana motuhake, toitū te Tiriti o Waitangi," a statement which affirmed Māori sovereignty and the enduring significance ...

In light of the haka performed in Parliament last week, it’s important to understand what was on show. Culturally, haka is the ability to express thoughts and views in a way that provides ...

Video / Parliament TV Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke has spoken of the haka performed in Parliament last week that has been seen 700 million times by a global audience. The Hauraki ...