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

Parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members performed a haka — a traditional ceremonial group dance — to disrupt the vote on a controversial bill.

Opposition lawmakers performed the haka during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.

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

Māori lawmakers performed a traditional haka dance to protest a New Zealand bill that could redefine the country's ...

Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday left for a three-nation tour when he will also visit Brazil to attend the G20 Summit.