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

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected on Thursday when ...

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

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

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

Māori lawmakers performed a traditional haka dance to protest a New Zealand bill that could redefine the country's ...

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

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

New Zealand parliament erupts in dramatic political theater over controversial bill redefining Indigenous Maori rights.

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

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 theatre ...