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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

"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 ...

A group of Indigenous Maori lawmakers could soon be banned from New Zealand’s parliament after ... the ceremonial haka made famous by the All Blacks rugby team. A parliamentary committee on ...