Parliament and the courts are different branches of our democracy. On Thursday, during the debate on MP punishments, it felt like they overlapped.

Opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who started the traditional dance, was suspended for seven days, while her party’s ...

The second round two match of the Oceania Rugby U20s Challenge between Samoa and Tonga lived up to expectations in Nadi.

Pead took home the coveted Supreme Award at the annual PRINZ Awards for their campaign, Restoring Mana: The World’s Largest Haka for Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust. 180 PR Professionals gathered last ...

NZ Warriors coach Andrew Webster and co-captain James Fisher-Harris have called for a designated representative window during ...

XIAMEN: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with Tonga’s Crown Prince and Minister for Foreign Affairs ...

Maori MPs facing suspension for haka protest May 21, 2025 - 8:15AM Debate over an unprecedented punishment for New Zealand opposition MPs who broke out in Haka during a vote has been deferred.

The Green Party’s alternative budget has certainly excited interest among NBR commenters. Its policy to raise the top marginal tax rates; raise the company tax rate; and introduce an inheritance tax, ...

When you're honored with the haka, and when it's the ultimate respect ... but I feel like that's what makes our people feel like one. If it's Tongan, if it's Fijian, if it's Samoan, whatever ...

A protest haka by Māori Party MPs in New Zealand’s parliament has sparked deep political division and could lead to record suspensions. Hundreds of protesters performed a haka outside New ...

Parliament’s debate over penalties handed to Te Pāti Māori for last year’s controversial haka in the House has been adjourned after a shock Government move. Political parties this afternoon ...