Parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members performed a haka — a traditional ceremonial group dance — to disrupt the vote on a controversial bill.

The Treaty Principles Bill, which aims to redefine the interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi, has sparked protests in New ...

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

Māori lawmakers performed a traditional haka dance to protest a New Zealand bill that could redefine the country's ...

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

Following Maipi-Clarke ringing haka – a rhythmic Maori chant of challenge, it led to a roar from the opposition lawmakers and ...

Maori lawmakers performed a haka in New Zealand's parliament, protesting a bill aimed at changing a treaty that granted land ...

New Zealand’s Parliament witnessed a rare scene on Thursday when 22-year-old Te Pati Maori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, the ...

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

A heated protest erupted in New Zealand’s parliament on Thursday as Maori lawmakers performed a haka to oppose a ...

In an extraordinary display of unity and defiance, Maori MPs and spectators erupted into a powerful haka in New Zealand's ...