Wellington: Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race relations bill that has ignited protests across the country.

In political news outside the U.S., New Zealand Parliament was briefly suspended yesterday after Maori members performed a haka, a traditional ceremonial group dance, to disrupt the vote on a ...

Magazine. AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay Māori lawmakers performed a traditional haka dance to protest a New Zealand bill. On Thursday, Nov. 14, Parliament was suspended after opposition ...

Māori lawmakers performed a traditional haka dance to protest a New Zealand bill. On Thursday, Nov. 14, Parliament was suspended after opposition lawmakers performed the dance while the bill was ...

The proposed bill could redefine the country's relationship with Indigenous people AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, right, in 2024 Māori lawmakers performed a traditional ...

A group of New Zealand MPs erupted into the haka during a vote for a controversial bill in parliament on Thursday, resulting in angry officials and MPs being kicked out of the chambers.

which seeks to reinterpret New Zealand’s foundational agreement between the British Crown and the Maori people. Maipi-Clarke used the opportunity to perform a haka, or war dance. She tore up a ...

The gallery is to be cleared. By Qasim Nauman New Zealand’s Parliament was temporarily suspended on Thursday as Māori lawmakers performed a haka, a traditional group dance, demonstrating their ...