Bare-chested Maori bellowed haka chants Thursday to mark New Zealand’s national day, holding spirited ceremonies as critics accuse the government of eroding indigenous rights. The national ...

An accomplished haka dancer has been anointed the next ... which was signed in 1840 between the Crown and Māori tribes. Translation issues and attempts to reinterpret the agreement have since ...

According to Maori ethos, Tama-nui-to-ra, the Sun God, had two wives, Hine-raumati, the Summer maid, and Hine takurua, the Winter maid. The child born to him and Hine-raumati was Tane-rore, who is ...

KASHIWA, Chiba Prefecture--Some 9,000 kilometers from where the traditional Maori dance originated, children from a rugby club here gave a powerful rendition of the haka, famed for its iconic ...

Picture: Hannah Peters / POOL / AFP WELLINGTON - Bare-chested Maori bellowed haka chants Thursday to mark New Zealand's national day, holding spirited ceremonies as critics accuse the government ...