Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of New Zealand’s Māori party rose and began a Haka, tearing a copy of the proposed law in half.

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

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

New Zealand's parliament suspended proceedings after Maori Party MPs protested against a controversial tribal rights bill by performing a Haka and destroying bill copies. The ACT party's legislation, ...

Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori stood and began a rhythmic Māori chant of challenge, which swelled to a roar as ...

This traditional Māori dance of haka was first performed by the team ... so the chant fits the tale. The Māori words of the chant are: “Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora!

NEW ZEALAND will be performing their traditional Haka when they take on England in the Autumn Internationals. The big match at Twickenham is kicking off the long-awaited Autumn clashes.

What are the lyrics to the Haka and is it always the same song? New Zealand traditionally always sang a song called Ka Mate, which is a war cry written in 1820 by a Maori chief Te Rauparaha.

Video shows the moment a former New Zealand rugby player performed the haka in a city centre pub. Zinzan Brooke, considered an All Blacks legend, and several other men were seen taking part in the ...

New Zealand head coach Scott Robertson fired back, though, reminding Marler the haka is part of his country's DNA. And now the England veteran has made a U-turn on his controversial words.

England prop Joe Marler in New Zealand last July (Photo by Fiona Goodall/The RFU Collection via Getty Images) “The haka needs binning. It’s ridiculous,” he wrote in his initial, controversy-igniting ...

Here is a comprehensive look at how haka came to be, the deep meaning behind it, what the words uttered mean, and its importance to the Māori. The haka is a ceremonial Māori dance. It includes ...