Parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members performed a haka — a traditional ceremonial group dance — to ...

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. And although traditionally it was a war dance, the Haka serves various purposes today.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...