WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand's parliament was suspended for a short period on Thursday when people in the public gallery broke into a haka, a traditional Maori dance, after the newest member of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The haka, a traditional Maori dance of challenge, has transcended its sacred origins to become a cherished cultural symbol for all ...

First signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs, the Treaty of Waitangi lays down how the two parties agreed to govern. The interpretation of clauses in the document ...

New Zealand's parliament on Thursday agreed to lengthy suspensions for three lawmakers who disrupted the reading of a controversial bill last year by performing a haka, a traditional Maori dance. Two ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

SYDNEY, Nov 14 (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 ...