The three lawmakers, whose record suspensions last up to three weeks, drew global attention last year when they performed the ...

The haka, a chanting dance of challenge, is sacred to New Zealand’s Maori people but it’s become a beloved cultural institution among New Zealanders of all races. But one haka performed in ...

Māori Party co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer were handed a suspension for 21 days while New Zealand's ...

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke and Te Pati Maori co-leader, Rawiri Waititi, talk to reporters following a protest inside parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on November 14, 2024 [File: Charlotte ...

A parliamentary committee has recommended the penalties, understood to be the harshest ever for New Zealand MPs. They said that the haka – a ceremonial Maori dance made world-famous by the ...

Indigenous Maori ... in New Zealand's parliament. "When tangata whenua resist, colonial powers reach for the maximum penalty," the party said in a statement, using a phrase for Maori people.

A parliamentary committee has recommended the penalties, understood to be the harshest ever for New Zealand MPs. They said that the haka – a ceremonial Maori dance made world-famous by the country’s ...

"The work our Maori people of Aotearoa [New Zealand] have put in to officially give Matariki the recognition it deserves is so powerful and admirable," she said. "We have many more treasures to ...

New Zealand legislators have voted to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka ...