With New Zealand under British colonial rule in the 19th century, Christian missionaries like Henry Williams attempted to eradicate the haka and “waiata” (traditional chants) and interest the ...

Three Maori Party legislators performed the haka during a protest against a bill to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand ’s founding document, leading to proposed sanctions of ...

A video of the youngest MP of New Zealand’s Parliament, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, has been going viral on social media. In the video, Clarke is seen leading a powerful traditional dance called ...

Fact Check: Members of Parliament in New Zealand representing the Maori people, labeled as Te Pāti Māori, interrupted a reading of the ‘Treaty Principles Bill’ on Thursday, November 14th.

The haka is one of rugby’s best known traditions, with the ceremonial Maori dance performed pre-match by New Zealand rugby sides before international fixtures. Haka were traditionally performed ...

Jackson Tamaariki showed off his proud Maori heritage in a passionate and moving haka performance during his wedding in New Zealand. In a video posted to YouTube, the groom performed the powerful ...

New Zealand began its Basketball World Cup game against Team USA Saturday with a ritual show of strength in the Maori Haka dance. But in the end the inspiration was not enough to hold off the ...

At their Tokyo Olympics medal ceremony, Team New Zealand performed a traditional haka dance in unison. The haka is a ceremonial dance with roots in the Maori history of New Zealand, and the ...

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 supports COVID-19 vaccinations.

Emotional haka have generated news headlines in the past year when performed by soldiers farewelling a New Zealander who died fighting in Ukraine, and in Paris by athletes from New Zealand’s ...