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 ...

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 ...

New Zealand will face Ireland in Chicago on Saturday, with the All Blacks' haka being a major focus for the Irish side ahead ...

The haka is one of the most vivid symbols of Maori culture — the indigenous group who make up just under a fifth of New Zealand’s population. Though New Zealand’s football team will not perform it ...

PARIS, Sept 8 (Reuters) - One of the most eagerly awaited moments in the World Cup opener between New Zealand and France on Friday might come before kickoff at Stade de France when the All Blacks ...

The Arizona Wildcats will no longer perform the pregame Haka chant before games, a university official told the New Zealand Herald. The chant is part of the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team’s pregame ...

WELLINGTON — Members of rival New Zealand gangs gathered in unity on Wednesday to slap their thighs, thump their chests and stick out their tongues in a traditional Maori haka to commemorate the ...