On Thursday Nov. 14, legislators in the New Zealand parliament staged a protest to the Treaty Principles Bill. When asked their vote on the proposed bill, 22-year-old Māori Party representative ...

New Zealand is a whale stranding hotspot. It's often not clear why they happen but the island nation's geography is believed ...

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

To an outside observer on Thursday 14, New Zealand politician Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke’s reaction on Parliament’s floor may ...

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 ...

In the video, Clarke is seen leading a powerful traditional dance called Maori haka. Along with Clarke ... strength, and unity. Haka is usually performed in a group. Haka involves actions, such as ...

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

Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and ...

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 ...

Listen to Story New Zealand parliament sees protests over Treaty of Waitangi bill Bill redefines Maori-British Crown agreement, faces backlash Maori lawmakers disrupt proceedings with haka dance ...

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

The landmark treaty created governance agreements between the British Crown and Maori chiefs ... and performed the traditional Haka in Parliament during her maiden speech.