A haka performed by Maori MPs in protest of a proposed bill led to suspended Parliament proceedings in New Zealand and ...

Its report recommended Ms Maipi-Clarke, who the committee said showed contrition in a letter, be suspended for seven days and ...

The haka, a chanting dance of challenge, is sacred to New Zealand’s Maori people but it’s become a beloved cultural ins ...

The haka, a traditional Maori dance of challenge, has transcended its sacred origins to become a cherished cultural symbol for all New Zealanders. From sporting events to funerals and graduations ...

The report recommended that Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who at 22 is New Zealand’s youngest politician, be suspended from ...

Three Indigenous lawmakers in New Zealand face suspension for performing a haka during a parliamentary session. The ...

Debate over an unprecedented punishment for New Zealand opposition MPs who broke out in Haka during a vote has been deferred. Lawmakers are questioning whether it was an act of peaceful dissent or ...

Three Maori MPs face suspension from New Zealand's Parliament over performing a haka to protest the Treaty Principles Bill. The parliamentary privileges committee recommended suspensions for ...

Indigenous Maori lawmakers have decried a push to temporarily banish them from New Zealand’s parliament, after disrupting the ...

In November 2024, three legislators from the Te Pati Maori party performed a protest haka in parliament against a contentious treaty bill. A New Zealand government committee has recommended that three ...