A vote to approve unprecedented, lengthy bans from Parliament for the Māori party lawmakers who enacted the protest was ...

The haka, a chanting dance of challenge, is sacred to New Zealand’s Māori people but it’s become a beloved cultural ...

A protest haka by Māori Party MPs in New Zealand’s parliament has sparked deep political division and could lead to record ...

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

New Zealand MPs, including Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, face suspension after performing a haka during a vote on the Treaty Principles Bill, which sought to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi.

A New Zealand parliamentary committee has recommended the unprecedented suspensions of three Māori lawmakers for performing a protest haka in the debating chamber WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A New ...

They said that the haka – a ceremonial Maori dance made world-famous by the country’s men’s rugby team, the All Blacks – could have intimidated other politicians and constituted contempt ...

Three Maori MPs face suspension from New Zealand's Parliament over performing a haka to protest the Treaty Principles Bill. The parliamentary privileges committee recommended suspensions for ...

The New Zealand MPs who protested constitutional reforms by performing a Maori haka on the floor of parliament will receive the most severe suspensions ever issued in the institution's 170-year ...

Three Maori Party MPs will be temporarily banned from New Zealand’s parliament for protesting a proposed law change with a haka. A parliamentary committee has recommended the penalties, understood to ...