This image from May 15, 2025 video shows New Zealand lawmaker Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke performing a Māori haka to protest a ...

New Zealand legislators have voted to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The haka, a chanting dance of challenge, is sacred to New Zealand’s Māori people but it’s become a beloved cultural institution among New Zealanders of all races.

Labour's not keen on a filibuster, while Te Pāti Māori's president says more tikanga Māori should be incorporated in the ...

While the best-known haka is “Ka Mate”, the chant often performed by the All Blacks rugby team before games, there are many variants. November’s protest wasn’t the first time a haka has ...

Emotional haka have generated news headlines in the past year when performed by soldiers farewelling a New Zealander who died fighting in Ukraine, and in Paris by athletes from New Zealand’s Olympic ...

While the best-known haka is “ka mate,” the chant often performed by the All Blacks rugby team before games, there are many variants. Why was this one controversial? Last November’s protest ...

New Zealand Parliament votes to pass record suspensions of three lawmakers who performed Māori haka in protest of a bill.

While the best-known haka is “ka mate,” the chant often performed by the All Blacks rugby team before games, there are many variants. Last November’s protest wasn’t the first time a haka ...