The haka, a chanting dance of challenge, is sacred to New Zealand’s Māori people but it’s become a beloved cultural ...

Its report recommended Ms Maipi-Clarke, who the committee said showed contrition in a letter, be suspended for seven days and ...

A haka performed by Maori MPs in protest of a proposed bill led to suspended Parliament proceedings in New Zealand and ...

Three Maori Party MPs will be temporarily banned from New Zealand’s parliament for protesting a proposed law change with a ...

The New Zealand MPs who protested constitutional reforms with the haka on the floor of parliament will receive suspensions believed to be the most severe ever issued in the institution’s 170-year ...

“It is New Zealand that thunders now. And it is my time! It is my moment! The passion ignites! This defines us as the All Blacks. Most teams line up in respectful opposition to the haka and ...

Indigenous Maori lawmakers have decried a push to temporarily banish them from New Zealand's parliament, after disrupting the reading of a contentious race relations bill with a protest ...

The Black Ferns have captured the world’s attention with a stirring haka ahead of their 79–14 win over the USA at North Harbour Stadium.

A group of Indigenous Maori lawmakers could soon be banned from New Zealand’s parliament after staging a haka protest against a divisive race relations bill, drawing sharp condemnation and reigniting ...

and in Paris by athletes from New Zealand’s Olympic team. While the best-known haka is “ka mate,” the chant often performed by the All Blacks rugby team before games, there are many variants.