Haka, New Zealand

Māori lawmakers in New Zealand interrupt vote on controversial bill with Haka
Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and cultural rights of Indigenous New Zealanders.
New Zealanders are marching, performing haka to protest divisive bill
The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to revise New Zealand’s foundational agreement with Maori people and is hugely unpopular, with even the prime minister deriding it.
New Zealand lawmakers perform Haka in parliament to protest controversial law
New Zealand's parliament was suspended and two lawmakers were ejected during a vote on a controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.
Maori MPs’ Haka Dance Suspends New Zealand Parliament
The New Zealand parliament was suspended on Thursday after Maori MPs performed the haka dance in protest of a bill.
Watch: New Zealand MPs perform haka in parliament to disrupt Maori rights debate
New Zealand’s parliament descended into chaos as Maori members staged a haka in protest against a bill that would “reinterpret” the country’s founding treaty.
New Zealand lawmakers use haka to protest controversial bill
A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers were ejected on Thursday when a ringing haka began – a rhythmic Māori chant of challenge – over a controversial bill redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.
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35,000 arrive at New Zealand parliament to protest against controversial Māori treaty bill – as it happened
This live coverage of the hīkoi protesting a controversial bill that could drastically alter the way the country’s founding treaty between Māori and the crown is interpreted is ending now, thanks for following along.
Thousands march to New Zealand's parliament in Maori rights protest
Booming Indigenous Maori "haka" chants rang out across New Zealand's capital on Tuesday, as thousands rallied against a conservative proposal accused of stoking racial divisions. Former conservative prime minister Jenny Shipley said the proposal threatened to "divide New Zealand in a way that I haven't lived through in my adult life".
Tens of thousands of Maori, supporters march on New Zealand’s parliament
Protesters oppose a bill drafted by a minor coalition party that aims to redefine a founding treaty of the country dating back to 1840.
35,000 arrive at New Zealand parliament to protest controversial Māori treaty bill – live
Nine-day march across New Zealand culminates in Wellington as huge numbers gather to protest bill that opponents say seeks to dilute Māori rights
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The Internet Is Obsessed With Māori Lawmakers Performing A Haka During A Parliament Session To Protest An Anti-Indigenous Bill
"Let the world see the haka isn't just for rugby games, graduations, weddings and funerals. Let them get a glimpse of its ...
Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke and the haka that’s been seen 700 million times by a worldwide audience
I wasn’t even supposed to do that,” Maipi-Clarke said of the haka on the podcast. She said Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi was originally supposed to rip the bill and start the haka, but ...
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New Zealand Parliament echoes with MP’s ‘Maori Haka’! What is it, when and how it is performed – All you need to know
In the video, Clarke is seen leading a powerful traditional dance called Maori haka. Along with Clarke, other members of ...
Stirring 'haka' dance disrupts New Zealand's parliament
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
The New Zealand Parliament was suspended after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill to ...
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Maori lawmakers perform haka to disrupt controversial bill vote in New Zealand
Parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members performed a haka — a traditional ceremonial group dance — to ...
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Watch: Traffic-stopping haka breaks out during hīkoi to Parliament
A traffic-stopping haka broke out on a Wellington road as tens of thousands took part in a hīkoi to Parliament in opposition of the Treaty Principles Bill. The well-known haka took place at the ...
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Program: What's behind the haka that went viral
We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands ...