New Zealand rugby stars confronted England with their traditional haka at the opening of their first game of the Autumn Nations Series today. England players respected the ceremonial dance from ...

The haka was traditionally a way to welcome visiting tribes or energise warriors ahead of battle. It is now performed at important events and is part of the New Zealand rugby team’s pregame ritual.

All Blacks great TJ Perenara bowed out from his glittering Test rugby career last November, following New ... management team had learned that the scrumhalf would not lead the haka if he was ...

The Herald can reveal that senior players, coaches, management and New Zealand Rugby staff feel they were blindsided by the specifics of what TJ Perenara said before leading the haka in the All ...

Bare-chested Maori bellowed haka chants ... A fleet of traditional “waka” canoe were then launched into calm waters for a ceremonial parade. Elsewhere in New Zealand, hundreds of protesters ...

Festivals like the biannual Tāmaki Herenga Waka Festival in Auckland celebrate Māori culture with opportunities to sail ...