Opposition lawmakers performed the traditional dance during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.
The New Zealand Parliament was suspended after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill to ...
Maori lawmakers vehemently oppose the bill, viewing it as a direct threat to the hard-won rights of their community. By ...
Last week, the great John Kirwan reminded us that despite the racial divides in their society, when a small New Zealand child ...
Speaking earlier on Thursday, England captain Jamie George feared Marler had provoked New Zealand by calling for the Haka to ...
Marler’s controversial comments came after an incident in rugby league involving England’s Mikey Lewis and Gordon Chan Kum ...
New Zealand ... the haka in front of 82,000 people. There's no feeling like it." World Rugby rules limit how close opposing teams can get to each other when facing the Haka, a Maori war dance ...
England prop Joe Marler has apologised after he called for the Haka to be scrapped ... Marler’s comments on the Maori war dance drew a furious backlash in New Zealand, while Robertson reacted ...
Mana Epiha, a cultural advisor who works in Maori broadcasting, claimed that Marler was "a little bit lost". "If he doesn't ...
England prop Joe Marler has issued a social media apology after being criticised for his 'anti-haka' comments ahead of Saturday's clash with New Zealand ... about the Maori war dance heavily ...