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.

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which is a war cry written in 1820 by a Maori chief Te Rauparaha. It was first performed by the All Blacks in 1888, but only at away matches until 1986. The Ka Mate Haka is also performed during ...

Sir Wayne “Buck” Shelford holds at least three considerable claims to fame. 1. He enjoyed an unbeaten record as New Zealand captain from 1987 to 1990. 2. He is responsible for introducing the All ...

England prop Joe Marler reignited an old debate when he wrote on social media this week that New Zealand's haka — its Maori pre-match challenge since 1888 — was “ridiculous” and should be ...

England accepted the challenge of New Zealand’s pre-match Haka as they stepped forward to the halfway line during the Maori war dance before the Allianz Stadium fixture. Joe Marler had described ...

Jamie George revealed he first thought about England stepping forward during New Zealand’s Haka a couple of weeks ... and all eyes were on the Maori war dance ahead of kick-off, which started ...