Darwin’s Maori diaspora will come together this weekend with a spectacular showcase of cultural performances and a ...

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, the Maori Party MP who started the dance, was handed a seven-day suspension. Mr Waititi said the suspension was a reminder of the “silencing” of his ancestors.

New Zealand ’s parliament agreed on historically lengthy suspensions for three Indigenous legislators who last year performed a haka, a traditional Maori dance, disrupting the reading of a ...

New Zealand's Maori All Blacks overpowered a Japan XV 53-20 in a non-test international on Saturday, running away with the ...

Three Maori MPs suspended over haka protest in New Zealand parliament The haka, often used as a challenge or ceremonial war dance, is a symbol of Maori culture and resistance AFP June 05, 2025 ...

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s parliament on Thursday handed record-long suspensions to three Indigenous Maori lawmakers who last year staged a protest haka on the debating floor. Maori Party co ...

Opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who started the traditional dance, was suspended for seven days, while her party's co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer were banned for 21 days.

New Zealand 's Parliament on Thursday agreed to lengthy suspensions for three lawmakers who disrupted the reading of a controversial bill last year by performing a haka, a traditional Maori dance.

Te Pati Maori co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer were both suspended from parliament for 21 days. Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, New Zealand’s youngest legislator, 22, was suspended ...

New Zealand lawmakers have approved the suspension of three Maori members over a traditional haka dance during last year's session. Their performance, staged in November, was in protest of a ...

In the incident concerned, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who at 22 is New Zealand's youngest parliamentarian, tore up a copy of the bill and started the haka along with the other two members of her party ...

The New Zealand Parliament yesterday agreed on historically lengthy suspensions for three indigenous lawmakers who last year performed a haka, a traditional Maori dance, disrupting the reading of a ...