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 ...

The bill proposes extending these special rights to all citizens, sparking anger among Maori communities. Two lawmakers were ejected, and the session was suspended as the haka echoed through the ...

The Maori language is very different to English. For example, "wh" is pronounced as if it were an "f" Why are they called the All Blacks? When New Zealand first toured England back in 1905/06, they ...

A Maori tribe has condemned anti-vaccine mandate protestors in using the Ka Mate haka during demonstrations A Maori tribe has told anti-vaccine protesters in New Zealand to stop the use of a ...

Haka means "dance" in the language of New Zealand's Maori people. It's a group performance involving synchronised movements, lots of stomping, shouting, and eye-rolling. In fact, there isn't just ...

New Zealand’s parliament was also temporarily halted by Maori politicians performing a haka in protest in early November, in scenes that were seen around the world. A Waitangi Tribunal report ...

The haka was led by Te Pāti Māori which has six MPs in Parliament (six of the seven Māori electorate MPs). But it was also supported by many Labour and Green MPs with some actively participating.

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 ...

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday (14 November), after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that could reinterpret an 184-year-old ...

As parliamentarians gathered for a preliminary vote on the bill on Thursday, Te Pāti Māori MPs stood and began a haka, a traditional Maori dance. Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, the MP for Hauraki ...