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 ...

Indigenous Maori lawmakers have decried a push to temporarily banish them from New Zealand's parliament ... famously performed by the country's All Blacks rugby team. A parliamentary committee ...

The haka gained worldwide fame through New Zealand's All Blacks rugby team, who perform Ka Mate before each game. The performance is meant to assert dominance, energise the team, and honour Maori ...

A statement by ActionStation Aotearoa says that the bill’s principles “do not at all reflect the meaning” of the Treaty of Waitangi. Maori warriors prepare to greet New Zealand government ...

New Zealand traditionally always sang a song called Ka Mate, which is a war cry written in 1820 by a Maori chief Te Rauparaha. It was first performed by the All Blacks in 1888, but only at away ...

A controversy is brewing in New Zealand ... for all New Zealanders. But opponents say this "strikes at the core of the country's founding principles and dilutes the rights of Maori people." ...

Three members of the Maori Party faced suspension after performing a haka during a vote. The protest was against the Treaty Principles Bill. The bill ...

SYDNEY — New Zealand ... Maori to discuss the government’s plan. “The best protest we can do right now is be Maori, be who we are, live our values,” Tuheitia said. “Just be Maori, Maori ...

New Zealand celebrates Makariti as first ... “Traditionally Matariki was a time where Maori would give thanks for all the blessings of the past year and reconnect with one another,” Mr Davis ...

The Maori king is considered the paramount chief of several tribes, or iwi, but is not affiliated with all of them. The monarch’s role has no judicial or legal authority in New Zealand and is ...