Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race relations bill that has ignited protests across the country. A contentious ...

New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with Māori people.

New Zealand’s parliament descended into chaos as Maori members staged a haka in protest against a bill that would “reinterpret” the country’s founding treaty. The Treaty of Waitangi ...

In political news outside the U.S., New Zealand Parliament was briefly suspended yesterday after Maori members performed a haka, a traditional ceremonial group dance, to disrupt the vote on a ...

Booming Indigenous Maori "haka" chants rang out across New ... protesters gathered on the lawns Tuesday outside New Zealand's beehive-shaped parliament building. "I may have been suspended for ...

New Zealand has long been known for its progressive policies, including efforts to correct and address historical wrongs ...

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday (14 November), after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that could reinterpret an 184-year-old ...

New Zealand’s parliament was brought to a halt on Thursday as Maori MPs staged a haka protest on the floor to protest a controversial “equal rights” bill. Maori Party co-leader Hana-Rawhiti ...