How controversy over Maori haka sparked chaos in New Zealand parliament - The haka is a cherished cultural symbol, but this ...

The haka is one of the most vivid symbols of Maori culture — the indigenous group who make up just under a fifth of New Zealand’s population. Though New Zealand’s football team will not perform it ...

The haka is one of rugby’s best known traditions, with the ceremonial Maori dance performed pre-match by New Zealand rugby sides before international fixtures. Haka were traditionally performed for a ...

New Zealand’s Parliament witnessed yet another haka, a traditional Maori dance. It happened after the newest Maori Party MP, Oriini Kaipara, delivered her maiden speech. Spectators in the public ...

In political news outside the U.S., New Zealand Parliament was briefly suspended yesterday after Maori members performed a haka, a traditional ceremonial group dance, to disrupt the vote on a ...

Sometimes it can feel as if the haka’s primal intensity is diluted by its sheer ubiquity. Take the recent America’s Cup, where New Zealand skipper Peter Burling filed into a Barcelona auditorium ...

Rawiri Waititi, the co-leader of New Zealand's Maori Party, was removed from the country's parliament on Wednesday after performing a ceremonial haka dance during a debate about indigenous rights. The ...

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 haka is a powerful ...