The Treaty of Waitangi, which is the focus of the proposed bill, dates back to 1840 and is considered New Zealand's founding ...

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

Following Maipi-Clarke ringing haka – a rhythmic Maori chant of challenge, it led to a roar from the opposition lawmakers and ...

Maori lawmakers performed a haka in New Zealand's parliament, protesting a bill aimed at changing a treaty that granted land ...

Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and ...

The Treaty of Waitangi, considered New Zealand’s founding document, takes its name from the Bay of Islands location.

Clarke, 22, performed Māori tribe’s traditional war dance called Haka in the New Zealand Parliament over a controversial bill ...

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

New Zealand police reported that about 10,000 people marched through the town of Rotorua in protest against the Treaty ...

Member of Parliament Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke led the ceremonial performance of Māori culture, tearing up a controversial bill as other lawmakers joined her in protest.

New Zealand parliament erupts in dramatic political theater over controversial bill redefining Indigenous Maori rights.