The Treaty of Waitangi, which is the focus of the proposed bill, dates back to 1840 and is considered New Zealand's founding ...

In an extraordinary display of unity and defiance, Maori MPs and spectators erupted into a powerful haka in New Zealand's parliament, protesting a controversial bill threatening Indigenous rights.

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

Rugby league fans were left feeling inspired and then disheartened in a matter of hours during the last day of the Pacific ...

Government minister Shane Jones said Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, one of the youngest MPs in New Zealand history at 22, ought ...

George revealed that he and Marler had discussed the haka and how England could best face it last week, with George adding that any response would need to be “respectful”. “I guess he’s ...

“The haka needs to be answered in some fashion or ... “We want to constantly be up there competing with the best so if that’s not motivation within itself. I mean playing against the All ...

Pre-game cultural challenges like the haka have sparked ongoing debate around their reception and appropriateness.

Former Ireland midfielder Gordon D’Arcy says opposing sides should be encouraged to face the All Blacks’ haka “or else it ... now stand “stand with the best in the world”.

He has bowed out true to style, putting his foot in it with his comments about the Haka last week. Marler was never going to ...

More info Ireland's players will face the Haka before going toe-to-toe with New ... The behaviour of their English hosts can at best be described as crass. "The fact that the English RFU could ...