New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British ...

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

The proposed bill could redefine the country's relationship with Indigenous people Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously ...

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On Thursday, New Zealand’s Maori lawmakers disrupted Parliament by performing a traditional haka, protesting legislation that would threaten their constituents’ rights. Per the New York Times, the ...

BARCELONA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - New Zealand's sailors docked out to a Maori dance, rousing chants and a traditional war canoe on Saturday, shaking hands with excited supporters as they set off for an ...

Thousands of people joined a march toward New Zealand’s capital on Friday after a contentious bill that would reinterpret the country’s 184-year-old founding document passed its first hurdle in ...

First signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs, the Treaty of Waitangi lays down how the two parties agreed to govern. The interpretation of clauses in the document ...