The haka, a traditional Maori dance of challenge, has transcended its sacred origins to become a cherished cultural symbol for all New Zealanders. From sporting events to funerals and graduations, its ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -New Zealand'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 ...

We purchased a T-shirt in Auckland, New Zealand, for our granddaughter Julie with the words “New Zealand State of Mind.” Those words got us thinking about what it was which made our days in New ...

Disparaging social media posts are claiming a video shows Christine Boyle, British Columbia's minister of housing and municipal affairs, performing a traditional Maori dance. But the politician's ...

SYDNEY, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Thousands gathered at a sports stadium in New Zealand's biggest city on Sunday to set a new world record for the most people to perform a haka, a traditional Maori dance.

Members of New Zealand's parliament have rallied the international community in support of the island country's indigenous groups, as contentious legislation moves forward that could threaten Maori ...

A traditional carving adorns a structure that shelters a ceremonial Maori war canoe at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in New Zealand. Maori women perform a traditional dance at the cultural center Te Po ...

This is the moment New Zealand Maori MPs disrupt parliament with a haka to protest against a treaty bill. New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday (14 November), after Maori members ...