The haka, a traditional Maori dance of challenge, has transcended its sacred origins to become a cherished cultural symbol for all New Zealanders. From sporting events to funerals and graduations, its ...

Disparaging social media posts are claiming a video shows Christine Boyle, British Columbia's minister of housing and ...

In political news outside the U.S., New Zealand Parliament was briefly suspended yesterday after Maori members performed a haka, a traditional ceremonial group dance, to disrupt the vote on a ...

Spain captain Ivana Andres has apologized to the Maori people of New Zealand for a video showing four members of her country's Women’s World Cup squad mocking the traditional haka which was shared a ...

Ngati Toa, which owns the legal rights to the dance, said it supports Covid vaccinations as the best chance to protect a group that has suffered disproportionally from pandemics. By Natasha Frost At ...

The Ngati Toa, a Maori tribe whose version of the intimidating display has been popularized by New Zealand's All Blacks rugby team, says it... A New Zealand Māori tribe has demanded that anti-vaccine ...

A Maori tribe in New Zealand is calling for anti-vaxxers to stop performing the “Ka Mate” haka to push their message, Agence-France Press reports. Groups opposed to the COVID-19 vaccine have ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wellington, New Zealand - 12 July 2006 - Game developer Sidhe Interactive and Ng ® ti Kimihia H ® pu (sub-tribe) of Ng ® ti Toa Rangatira announced today that Sidhe's upcoming ...

New Zealand's parliament was suspended for a short period on Thursday when people in the public gallery broke into a haka, a traditional Maori dance, after the ...