Three Maori Party MPs will be temporarily banned from New Zealand’s parliament for protesting a proposed law change with a haka. A parliamentary committee has recommended the penalties, understood to ...

Laie, Hawaii • You've seen it on TV or at a football game — men in formation, bending knees and arms in synchronized gestures, chanting unfamiliar words in unison, grunting, scowling. The exotic ...

Moko, by Atamira Dance Company from New Zealand, will be staged in Beijing on July 25.[Photo by Lewis Mulatero / For China Daily] Atamira Dance Company, a leading Maori performing arts entity from New ...

The haka, a traditional Maori dance of challenge, has transcended its sacred origins to become a cherished cultural symbol for all New Zealanders. From sporting events to funerals and graduations, its ...

The MP was soon joined by others in the public gallery. New Zealand's youngest MP, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, on Thursday tore up a copy of the contentious Treaty Principles Bill and performed a ...

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 for a ...

During demonstrations outside Wellington parliament, some performed ceremonial Maori dance. Ngati Toa, an indigenous tribe in New Zealand, denounced a group of anti-vaccine protesters for performing a ...

The haka is the traditional dance form of the Maori of New Zealand. Dances may contain stamping of the feet, slapping of the thighs, pounding of the fists, smacking of the elbows. This is accompanied ...

Kowhiti Matariki Festival of Maori Contemporary Dance Te Papa, 24-27 June www.kowhiti.org.nz Auckland's acclaimed Atamira Dance Company will be one of the stars of the Kowhiti Premiere Programme ...