Haka, Maori and New Zealand

Maori MPs’ Haka Dance Suspends New Zealand Parliament
The New Zealand parliament was suspended on Thursday after Maori MPs performed the haka dance in protest of a bill.
Maori lawmakers disrupt New Zealand parliament with stirring 'haka' dance
Speaker of Parliament Gerry Brownlee condemned the interruption as "grossly disorderly," clearing onlookers from the public gallery and temporarily suspending proceedings.
NZ MP performs powerful Haka in Parliament: Lesser known facts about Maori tribe and the essence of Haka
Clarke, a young New Zealand MP, captivated global attention with her energetic Haka performance upon entering parliament. Recently, she made headlines again by tearing up a controversial bill and performing the Haka with fellow MPs.
Stirring 'haka' dance disrupts New Zealand's parliament
Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race relations bill that has ignited protests across the country. Thousands have joined a "hikoi" protest march travelling the country to drum up opposition,
New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill
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 treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.
Watch: New Zealand MPs perform haka in parliament to disrupt Maori rights debate
New Zealand’s parliament descended into chaos as Maori members staged a haka in protest against a bill that would “reinterpret” the country’s founding treaty.
New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka to Protest Bill
New Zealand’s Parliament was temporarily suspended on Thursday as Māori lawmakers performed a haka, a traditional group dance, demonstrating their community’s anger and fear over a bill that aims to reinterpret the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.
Māori Lawmakers Perform Traditional Haka Dance to Protest New Zealand Bill
Māori lawmakers performed a traditional haka dance to protest a New Zealand bill. On Thursday, Nov. 14, Parliament was suspended after opposition lawmakers performed the dance while the bill was read,
Meet New Zealand's youngest MP whose Māori Haka dance in Parliament has gone viral
New Zealand MP Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke is once again in the news after she ripped up the indigenous treaty bill in the Parliament.
New Zealand Lawmakers Explode in Powerful Haka Chant on Parliament Floor to Protest Controversial Bill Threatening Māori Rights
The bill objects to certain to "ethnic quotas in public institutions," arguing protections for Māori culture defy "the principle of equal rights."
Haka performed in New Zealand's parliament in protest of controversial founding bill
New Zealand's parliament descended into chaos during a vote over a controversial bill that proposed to dramatically change the way New Zealand’s treaty between Maori and the crown is interpreted. MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke started the traditional group dance after she was asked how her party would vote.
The most-watched haka video ever stuns 225 million people in emotive protest
In the most-viewed haka video of all time, political party Te Pāti Māori's lawmaker Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke ripped up a ...
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Haka dance
On Thursday evening, the New Zealand parliament was temporarily suspended after Māori MPs performed the haka dance. This traditional dance, deeply rooted in Māori culture, became globally popular ...
Why do New Zealand do the haka, what do the words mean and how will England respond?
The haka will be the main topic of conversation when New Zealand travel to face England at Twickenham in the 2024 Autumn ...
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Joe Marler's Haka Controversy: Sparking Debate Amidst Rugby Traditions
Joe Marler reactivated his X account following backlash over comments dismissing New Zealand's haka as 'ridiculous'. The ...
Joe Marler leaves Ally McCoist in stitches with latest dig at New Zealand Haka
Former England prop Joe Marler left Ally McCoist in hysterics after again sniping about the New Zealand Haka. The 34-year-old ...
‘Moronic’ Haka sight slammed as crowd scenes put Australia to shame
Rugby league fans were left feeling inspired and then disheartened in a matter of hours during the last day of the Pacific ...