New Zealand MPs suspended for performing haka in parliament - The penalties are understood to be the harshest ever imposed on ...

How controversy over Maori haka sparked chaos in New Zealand parliament - The haka is a cherished cultural symbol, but this ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand's parliament agreed on historically lengthy suspensions for three Indigenous lawmakers who last year performed a haka, a traditional Maori dance, disrupting the ...

Police superintendent shows New Zealand lawmakers in Wellington, an AR-15 style rifle similar to one of the weapons a gunman used to kill 50 people, Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Nick Perry/AP Photo ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rāwhiti ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The speaker of New Zealand ’s Parliament told lawmakers he would not consider further complaints about the use of the country’s Māori name, Aotearoa, in Parliament, ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The haka, a chanting dance of challenge, is sacred to New Zealand’s Māori people but it’s become a beloved cultural institution among New Zealanders of all races.

A pedestrian walks past the New Zealand Parliament Buildings in Wellington, New Zealand, June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Lucy Craymer/File Photo — STAFF WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand parliamentarian Chloe ...

It's not the first time the politician has stepped into temporary childcare. The speaker of New Zealand’s parliament, Trevor Mallard, cradled and fed a bottle to a Member of Parliament's baby boy ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rāwhiti ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rāwhiti ...