The haka is far more than a war dance. It is an expression of identity, history, emotion, and intent. Its rhythms and ...

Before Siya Kolisi and his team run onto the field, an important ritual takes place – three strong, bare-chested men in ...

Opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who started the traditional dance, was suspended for seven days, while her party's co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer were banned for 21 days.

The lawmakers drew global attention in November when they performed the haka, a ceremonial chanting dance of defiance that is a cherished cultural symbol of New Zealand.

The lawmakers performed the haka, a chanting dance of challenge, in November to oppose a widely unpopular bill, now defeated, that they said would reverse Indigenous rights.

transcript. New Zealand Parliament Suspends Lawmakers for Haka Dance Protest Co-leaders of the Te Pāti Māori party, Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, were suspended on Thursday without ...

New Zealand’s parliament agreed on historically lengthy suspensions for three Indigenous legislators who last year performed a haka, a traditional Maori dance, disrupting the reading of a ...

An anti-immigrant protest led by radical religious leader Brian Tamaki in New Zealand saw flags of several religions, ...

The much-loved Hutt Fest at Walter Nash Stadium runs from 24-27 June. It will feature more than 3000 student performers, ...

The haka traces its origins to Māori cosmology. One version links it to Tāne-rore, the son of the sun god Tama-nui-te-rā and his wife Hine-raumati, the embodiment of summer. When Tāne-rore danced for ...

Three Maori MPs have been suspended from New Zealand’s parliament for performing a haka during a sitting last year. On Thursday, the legislature voted to ban Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa ...

The New Zealand Parliament yesterday agreed on historically lengthy suspensions for three indigenous lawmakers who last year performed a haka, a traditional Maori dance, disrupting the reading of a ...