The haka will be the main topic of conversation when New Zealand travel to face England at Twickenham in the 2024 Autumn Nations Series curtain-raiser on Saturday. This traditional Māori dance of haka ...

A Maori tribe in New Zealand is calling for anti-vaxxers to stop performing the “Ka Mate” haka to push their message, Agence-France Press reports. Groups opposed to the COVID-19 vaccine have ...

The New Zealand government has accorded some special protection to the haka Ka Mate in a new piece of legislation. The haka Ka Mate was composed by Te Rauparaha, a rangatira (chief) of New Zealand iwi ...

New Zealand on Sunday reclaimed the world record for the largest mass haka after more than 6,000 people performed the legendary Maori war dance, dethroning France. The record was broken in deafening ...

The Haka, a traditional ancestral war cry practised by Maoris before battle – and now by the All Blacks before rugby internationals – has become one of sport's most theatrical moments. But the rugby ...

For the first time in almost a year, Arizona Stadium may witness the Wildcats football team take part in the prominent Ka Mate Haka dance that was prohibited last October for the team performing it ...

The No. 1 University of Arizona men’s basketball team dismantled Abilene Christian University, winning 96-62 on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. in McKale Center. The victory gave Arizona its 10th straight, ...

A video of a father welcoming his son at the airport with an emotional Haka, a ceremonial dance of the Māori people, has warmed countless netizens’ hearts. The now-viral clip, shared by suspended ...

For the 30-odd Americans who care about rugby, the pre-game war dances performed by some Oceanic teams are a familiar sight. New Zealand's Ka Mate haka, a traditional dance of the fierce Maori ...

A New Zealand Māori tribe has demanded that anti-vaccine mandate advocates stop using its ceremonial dance, the "Ka Mate" haka, at protests. The dance, which was traditionally performed before battle ...

IF THE pre-match ritual were the deciding factor, New Zealand’s All Blacks would have had the Rugby World Cup in the bag even before their victory over Australia in London on Saturday. With both sides ...

The haka is one of rugby’s best known traditions, with the ceremonial Maori dance performed pre-match by New Zealand rugby sides before international fixtures. Haka were traditionally performed for a ...