Well for starters, the most famous aspect of the Maori culture is the Haka, a powerful war dance known for its intensity, facial expressions, and rhythm. Haka gave the Maoris a voice during times ...

Nikau Grace, 17, says she felt a personal connection to the anthem because her koro was in the same battalion as Sir Bom.

Te Pāti Māori MPs say their haka protest during the Treaty Principles Bill debate was an expression of tikanga, not a breach ...

Time is apparently running out for the three Te Pati Maori MPs whose haka in parliament during the Treaty Principles Bill debate last year attracted huge international attention. Parliament’s ...

The bill would govern how the Treaty of Waitangi, signed in 1840 between the British Crown and Maori tribes, is interpreted in New Zealand law. Watch her speech here.

Last time I did the Haka in public I was laughed at and even though I consider my ... encountered a people who "understood that the most important thing – whether in love, war, religion, politics or ...

A new bilingual waiata has been released to mark the first Anzac Day without any living members of the 28th Māori Battalion, ...

Time is apparently running out for the three Te Pāti Māori MPs whose haka in parliament during the ... or evidence from an expert in tikanga Maori. According to Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie ...

A Haka is a ceremonial war dance performed in Maori culture involving chanting and vigorous body movements. There are multiple different kinds of hakas that can be performed for different occasions.

(Photos: Beyonce/YouTube Screenshot.) The choreographed rhythmic movements are known as Haka, a traditional Polynesian war dance. It is often performed by Māori, indigenous Polynesians of New ...