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

Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race ...

A post on X claims that the first reading of a bill during a Parliamentary session in New Zealand was cancelled after Māori ...

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

Opposition lawmakers performed the haka during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.

A war haka performed with weapons to show strength. Ngarahu: A semi-war dance performed to test warriors' readiness. Haka Tui Waewae: A non-combative haka expressing emotions like joy or anger.

The essence and energy of Haka The Haka has now become the most famous identity of the Maori people. And although traditionally it was a war dance, the Haka serves various purposes today.

Wellington: Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race relations bill that has ignited protests across the country.

The haka, a traditional Māori dance, was led by MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke and saw participation from the gallery, reflecting widespread opposition to the bill. On Thursday, when the ...