NewZealand’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 ...
which seeks to reinterpret NewZealand’s foundational agreement between the British Crown and the Maori people. Maipi-Clarke used the opportunity to perform a haka, or war dance. She tore up a ...
The gallery is to be cleared. By Qasim Nauman NewZealand’s Parliament was temporarily suspended on Thursday as Māori lawmakers performed a haka, a traditional group dance, demonstrating their ...
soon joined by other members of the Maori Party and parliament. The haka, a type of striking group performance embodying NewZealand's rich indigenous culture, is often interpreted as a cry of ...