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 Arizona football team has a tradition before every game that started in 2009, however, it will no longer be permitted in the program. The highly recognized Ka Mate haka dance that is lead by a ...

There has been one commonality among Arizona football during pregame warmups since 2009: the Ka Mate haka. Every player lined up and called out the tribal chant in front of the ZonaZoo before erupting ...

Haka are traditional ceremonial dances that originate from native Maori culture in New Zealand. Both the men's 'All Blacks' and women's 'Black Ferns' New Zealand rugby teams perform their own unique ...

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 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 ...