The New Zealand parliament was suspended on Thursday after Maori MPs performed the haka dance in protest of a bill.

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

New Zealand's parliament suspended proceedings after Maori Party MPs protested against a controversial tribal rights bill by ...

Issue has triggered outcry over what some see as bid to curry favour with the Albabese government. Read more at ...

Her comments come after Prime Minister Christopher Luxon called the bill “simplistic” and “unhelpful”, and former Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson — who negotiated more settlements than ...

Te Pāti Māori's extraordinary display of protest - interrupting the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill - has ...

As expected, it does not include new taxes and certainly there is no mention of a capital gains tax. Instead, Watts said the ...

Treaty issues are "emotional and difficult", but New Zealanders expect a certain level of behaviour in Parliament, the PM says.

An estimated 10,000 people have marched through Rotorua today as part of Hīkoi mō te Tiriti, according to police. “Due to the ...

The haka is not merely a dance; it is a powerful narrative of the Māori people's resilience, heritage, and connection to their ancestors. Each step and chant is a declaration of identity, making the ...