Munster’s haka to the All Blacks in 2008 remains a staggering moment. The story goes that the province’s four Kiwis – Doug Howlett, the great All Black who had only left New Zealand a few ...

Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga boss Carl Ross and his team won’t be sleeping much over the next week. The planning to bring ...

Loreen Henare had her first taste of kapa haka as a 4-year-old performing with her parents and whānau. Forty-eight years later, she’s still in love with kapa haka, waiata, poi and mōteatea (chant) and ...

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Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga 2025 will be broadcast live on TVNZ 2 and live-streamed on TVNZ+, which will also have catch-up ...

The centrality of the haka within All Black rugby tradition is not a recent development. Since an 1888 tour by the "New Zealand Natives" led by Joseph Warbrick the haka has been closely associated ...

The New Zealand All Blacks perform their Haka for one last time before facing off against South Africa in the 2023 Rugby World Cup Final.

The director of a new documentary says she lays bare a piece of New Zealand history that society has willingly tried to forget. The Haka Party Incident is a documentary based on a theatre play about a ...

Ireland and New Zealand will face off in a highly anticipated rematch at Chicago’s Soldier Field on November 1 ...

Picture: Hannah Peters / POOL / AFP WELLINGTON - Bare-chested Maori bellowed haka chants Thursday to mark New Zealand's national day, holding spirited ceremonies as critics accuse the government ...