Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race ...

The New Zealand parliament was suspended on Thursday after Maori MPs performed the haka dance in protest of a bill.

In a dramatic display of protest, New Zealand MPs performed the traditional Maori haka in Parliament, halting proceedings ...

England prop Dan Cole admits he was surprised by the timing of Joe Marler’s instant retirement from international rugby. Marler, who sparked controversy with disparaging comments about the Haka ahead ...

Thank you, Joe.” Just this week, Marler found himself embroiled in something of a scandal when he criticised the haka – the ...

England prop Joe Marler announced his retirement from international rugby on Sunday, just days after urging New Zealand to ditch the haka.

Smith had completed all six of his kicks at goal ... After a week of focus on the ‘Haka’ sparked by Joe Marler describing it as “ridiculous” and calling for it to be “binned”, the Maori war dance took ...

After all the drama this week about the haka, the All Blacks broke the law on Saturday at Twickenham. England prop Joe Marler ...

England accepted the challenge of New Zealand’s pre-match Haka as they stepped forward to the halfway line during the Maori ...

Former All Blacks captain Tana Umaga ... perceived as disrespect toward the Haka. This week, tensions flared when England's Joe Marler called for the iconic Maori challenge to be scrapped ...

Different haka dances include different chants. The one performed and made famous by the All Blacks is the Ka Mate haka, which was composed by Ngati Toa Chieftain Te Rauparaha around 1820.

which is a war cry written in 1820 by a Maori chief Te Rauparaha. It was first performed by the All Blacks in 1888, but only at away matches until 1986. The Ka Mate Haka is also performed during ...