A post on X claims that the first reading of a bill during a Parliamentary session in New Zealand was cancelled after Māori ...

New Zealand's parliament was suspended after Maori lawmakers performed a haka to interrupt a vote on a controversial bill.

which seeks to reinterpret New Zealand’s foundational agreement between the British Crown and the Maori people. Maipi-Clarke used the opportunity to perform a haka, or war dance. She tore up a ...

New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a ...

Maori lawmakers vehemently oppose the bill, viewing it as a direct threat to the hard-won rights of their community. By ...

Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race ...

NEW ZEALAND will be performing their traditional Haka when they take on England in ... which is a war cry written in 1820 by a Maori chief Te Rauparaha. It was first performed by the All Blacks ...

The gallery is to be cleared. By Qasim Nauman New Zealand’s Parliament was temporarily suspended on Thursday as Māori lawmakers performed a haka, a traditional group dance, demonstrating their ...

Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race relations bill that has ignited protests across the country. A contentious ...

soon joined by other members of the Maori Party and parliament. The haka, a type of striking group performance embodying New Zealand's rich indigenous culture, is often interpreted as a cry of ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A vote in New Zealand’s parliament ... Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori stood and began a ringing haka—a rhythmic Māori chant of challenge—which ...