Marseille - A new-style haka has been adopted by the New Zealand All Blacks because its predecessor had become too commercialised and the team was losing touch with its roots, according to scrumhalf ...

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They said that the haka – a ceremonial Maori dance made world-famous by the country’s men’s rugby team, the All Blacks – could have intimidated other politicians and constituted contempt ...

Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke. (Image: Stuff) The haka, which has gained worldwide admiration as the preceding act to All Blacks rugby Tests, is not banned in parliament but ...

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The haka, which has gained worldwide fame as the preceding act to All Blacks rugby Tests, is not banned in parliament but requires permission from the speaker to perform, and must not disrupt ...

She was joined by party co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, who strode on to the chamber floor chanting the Ka Mate haka famously performed by the country’s All Blacks rugby team.