The MP was soon joined by others in the public gallery. New Zealand's youngest MP, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, on Thursday tore up a copy of the contentious Treaty Principles Bill and performed a ...

The essence and energy of Haka The Haka has now become the most famous identity of the Maori people ... to intimidate the opposition and convey a warrior’s spirit, the Ngeri, which is the ...

Te Pati Maori member Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke — the country's youngest member of parliament — rises amid commencement of the first vote and begins a ringing haka, soon joined by ...

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 ...

The bill proposes extending these special rights to all citizens, sparking anger among Maori communities. Two lawmakers were ejected, and the session was suspended as the haka echoed through the ...

Ngati Toa, an indigenous tribe in New Zealand, denounced a group of anti-vaccine protesters for performing a ceremonial Maori dance known as the Ka Mate haka during a demonstration in Wellington ...

In political news outside the U.S., New Zealand Parliament was briefly suspended yesterday after Maori members performed a haka, a traditional ceremonial group dance, to disrupt the vote on a ...

Maipi-Clarke used the opportunity to perform a haka, or war dance. She tore up a copy of the bill in front of its author, as members of Parliament (MPs) from the Maori, Green and Labour parties ...

The Maori MP’s started a haka, a ceremonial dance that traditionally was performed in war time but now used in modern times to welcome guests and celebrate achievements and events. The protest ...