A post on X claims that the first reading of a bill during a Parliamentary session in New Zealand was cancelled after Māori tribal representatives started doing a traditional Haka dance. Members of ...

Babies are constantly doing cute things on TikTok that launch us into never-ending click holes of adorable videos. But one little guy’s recent performance of a Māori ceremonial dance known as the ...

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly halted after the public gallery broke into an unplanned haka performance.

A toddler has proved you are never too young to start learning your family's culture in a clip on TikTok. Hope Lawrence, from New Zealand, posted a video on TikTok of her 1-year-old enthusiastically ...

The proposed bill could redefine the country's relationship with Indigenous people Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously ...

The haka is one of the most vivid symbols of Maori culture — the indigenous group who make up just under a fifth of New Zealand’s population. Though New Zealand’s football team will not perform it ...

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on 9 October after the public gallery broke into a haka, a traditional Maori dance, following the maiden speech of new Maori Party MP Oriini Kaipara.

New Zealand's parliament was suspended for a short period on Thursday when people in the public gallery broke into a haka, a traditional Maori dance, after the newest member of parliament for the ...