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

"Let the world see the haka isn't just for rugby games, graduations, weddings and funerals. Let them get a glimpse of its ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Wellington: Furious New Zealand Maori MPs performed a haka in parliament on Thursday, delaying a vote on the Treaty Principles Bill ...

Video. A heated protest erupted in New Zealand’s parliament on Thursday as Maori lawmakers performed a haka to oppose a ...

Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka on Thursday to protest a proposed law that critics say would erode the land and cultural rights of Indigenous New Zealanders.

A group of New Zealand MPs erupted into the haka during a vote for a controversial bill in parliament on Thursday, resulting in angry officials and MPs being kicked out of the chambers.

Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipa-Clarke was among those to perform a haka in Parliament after the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill. Photo / Samuel Rillstone, RNZ It saddens me to ...

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the ...

Speaker Gerry Brownlee suspended the House and ordered the public gallery cleared. A massive haka started by Te Pāti Māori MPs and joined by those in the public galleries forced the Speaker to ...

A massive haka started by Te Pāti Māori MPs and joined by those in the public galleries forced the Speaker to suspend Parliament and interrupted the passing of the Treaty Principles Bill.

New Zealand's parliament was suspended after Maori lawmakers performed a haka to interrupt a vote on a controversial bill. Maori lawmakers staged a dramatic protest in New Zealand's parliament on ...