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

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

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.

Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race ...

New Zealand MPs Disrupt Parliament With Haka to Protest Indigenous Treaty Bill By Renju Jose and Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after ...

New Zealand's youngest MP Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke has once again grabbed the headlines after a video of her staging the traditional Maori dance and ripping up a copy of a contentious bill ...

New Zealand's parliament was suspended and two lawmakers were ejected during a vote on a controversial proposed law ...

A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected on Thursday when dramatic political theater ...

A massive haka started by Te Pāti Māori MPs and joined by those in the public galleries forced the Speaker to suspend Parliament and ... Act and NZ First supported it. Labour, Greens and Te ...

Luxon won’t be in Parliament this afternoon as he’s leaving New Zealand to attend the Apec summit in Peru. He has been criticised for being away while the bill is debated. Luxon held a press ...

“It was horrific. It was heartbreaking. It was wrong. And it should never have happened,” Luxon said in New Zealand's Parliament on Tuesday as he spoke to survivors of abuse. He apologised for ...

A massive haka started by Te Pāti Māori MPs and joined by those in the public galleries forced the Speaker to suspend Parliament and ... Act and NZ First supported it. Labour, Greens and Te ...