Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and ... guaranteed representation in central and ...

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of New Zealand’s Māori party rose and began a Haka, tearing a copy of the proposed law in half.

The controversial Treaty Principles Bill would end the Māori right of self-determination outlined in a nearly 200-year-old ...

Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori stood and began a rhythmic Māori chant of challenge, which swelled to a roar as ...

The New Zealand parliament was suspended on Thursday after Maori MPs performed the haka dance in protest of a bill.

New Zealand's parliament witnessed a powerful protest as opposition MPs performed a haka to oppose a controversial bill. The ...

Nearly ten thousand people took to the streets in New Zealand to protest the introduction of the controversial Treaty ...

Activists are protesting proposed changes to New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi. But is the bill ...

The haka is not merely a dance; it is a powerful narrative of the Māori people's resilience, heritage, and connection to ...

Māori politicians are protesting against a bill that could change New Zealand's founding treaty with the Indigenous people.

Opposition lawmakers performed the haka during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.