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

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

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.

Speaker of Parliament Gerry Brownlee condemned the interruption as "grossly disorderly," clearing onlookers from the public ...

A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers were ejected on Thursday when a ringing haka began – a ...

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

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

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

The bill objects to certain to "ethnic quotas in public institutions," arguing protections for Māori culture defy "the ...

Lawmakers in New Zealand have suspend a vote on a law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown after members of parliament start performing the Haka.

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