WELLINGTON, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Three members of parliament from New Zealand's Maori Party will be suspended following a haka protest during a parliamentary debate on the controversial Treaty ...

Three Maori MPs have been suspended from New Zealand’s parliament for performing a haka during a sitting last year. On Thursday, the legislature voted to ban Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa ...

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 ...

How controversy over Maori haka sparked chaos in New Zealand parliament - The haka is a cherished cultural symbol, but this one has ignited a fiery debate. advertisement. The Independent.

The Hurricanes have moved to clarify the meaning behind the latest haka performed by the Hurricanes Poua, after reports suggesting the women’s team defied organisation orders.

Ivana Andrés, the captain of the Spanish women’s national team, has apologized after the country’s football federation (RFEF) posted a now-deleted video on social media of four players ...

How controversy over Maori haka sparked chaos in New Zealand parliament. The haka is a cherished cultural symbol, but this one has ignited a fiery debate. Charlotte Graham-McLay.

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.

New Zealanders are marching, performing haka to protest divisive bill. The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to revise New Zealand’s foundational agreement with Maori people and is hugely unpopular ...

The haka is an example of Maori culture that is recognised worldwide - both for its origins in centuries worth of Maori legend or its modern use by the All Blacks in rugby. Front and centre in the ...

New Zealand's parliament has voted to suspend three Māori MPs for their protest haka during a sitting last year. Opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who started the traditional dance, was ...