THREE Maori MPs have been banned from the New Zealand parliament for performing the haka during a protest. The haka is a traditional war dance of the indigenous Maori people - popularly used by the ...

New Zealand legislators voted on Thursday to enact record suspensions from parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Maori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke received a ...

New Zealand ’s parliament agreed on historically lengthy suspensions for three Indigenous legislators who last year performed a haka, a traditional Maori dance, disrupting the reading of a ...

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 ...

As Maori language and culture have become part of mainstream New Zealand in recent years, haka appear in a range of cultural, sombre and celebratory settings. They also have rung out in parliament ...

New Zealand's parliament on Thursday handed record-long suspensions to three Indigenous Maori lawmakers who last year staged a protest haka on the debating floor.

New Zealand's parliament on Thursday handed record-long suspensions to three Indigenous Maori lawmakers who last year staged a protest haka on the debating floor. Maori Party co-leaders Rawiri Waititi ...

At the centre of the storm: A November 2024 protest by three Maori Party MPs, including New Zealand’s youngest lawmaker, who used the traditional Maori dance and chant to voice opposition to the ...

The haka, a traditional Maori dance of challenge, has transcended its sacred origins to become a cherished cultural symbol for all New Zealanders. From sporting events to funerals and graduations ...

Haka is a traditional Maori ceremonial dance that involves vigorous movements, foot stomping, and rhythmic chanting. Historically performed by both men and women, haka is used to welcome guests ...