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 mark the occasion, her classmates wanted to do something special, so they ...

New Zealand captain Scott Barrett has warned England that Joe Marler has “loaded the gun” through his inflammatory comments about the haka ... the pre-match Maori war dance to be “binned ...

The 22-year-old Te Pati Maori MP, who caught the attention of the media last year for the haka she performed in ... performing the traditional Maori war dance. Her protest, which was joined ...

The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to revise New Zealand’s foundational agreement with Maori people and is hugely unpopular, ...

Maipe-Clarke led the traditional dance in the parliament and tore apart the copy of the bill which cleared the first hurdle despite widespread opposition in the country.

who shot to viral fame after she performed a haka during her maiden speech in parliament last year, is back in the limelight after once again staging the traditional Maori dance and ripping up a ...

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday (14 November), after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that could reinterpret an 184-year-old ...

By Qasim Nauman New Zealand’s Parliament was temporarily suspended on Thursday as Māori lawmakers performed a haka, a traditional group dance, demonstrating their community’s anger and fear ...

new video loaded: Māori Haka Protest Erupts in New Zealand Parliament transcript Oh, oh don’t do that. The House is – The House is suspended until a ringing of the bells. The gallery is to be ...

When asked how her party’s lawmakers would vote, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori stood and began a ringing haka—a rhythmic Māori chant of challenge—which swelled to a roar as ...