Maori, haka and New Zealand

Watch: Maori lawmakers perform a haka to protest against Indigenous treaty bill
New Zealand's Parliament was briefly suspended after Maori lawmakers staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty.
Maori lawmakers perform haka to disrupt controversial bill vote in New Zealand
Parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members performed a haka — a traditional ceremonial group dance — to disrupt the vote on a controversial bill.
New Zealand’s Maori Lawmakers Know How to Protest
On Thursday, New Zealand’s Maori lawmakers disrupted Parliament by performing a traditional haka, protesting legislation that would threaten their constituents’ rights. Per the New York Times, the bill,
Māori lawmakers in New Zealand interrupt vote on controversial bill with Haka
Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and cultural rights of Indigenous New Zealanders.
New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka to Protest Bill
New Zealand’s Parliament was temporarily suspended on Thursday as Māori lawmakers performed a haka, a traditional group dance, demonstrating their community’s anger and fear over a bill that aims to reinterpret the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.
Māori Lawmakers in New Zealand Disrupt Parliament With Protest ‘Haka’
Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori stood and began a rhythmic Māori chant of challenge, which swelled to a roar as opposition lawmakers and spectators in the public gallery joined in.
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What are the Haka lyrics and why do New Zealand perform it?
New Zealand traditionally always sang a song called Ka Mate, which is a war cry written in 1820 by a Maori chief Te Rauparaha. It was first performed by the All Blacks in 1888, but only at away ...
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Maori words minted for autism and mental health issues
The Maori language of New Zealand has just expanded ... The new words, terms and sayings are gathered in a glossary called "Te Reo Hāpai - The Language of Enrichment", which is intended for ...
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The Haka
According to Maori ethos, Tama-nui-to-ra ... up out of the kumara pit chanting “Tenei te tangata puhuruhuru nana nei i tiki mai whaka whiti te ra”. There are many interpretations of these ...
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Te Pāti Māori calls for Winston Peters to be censured for comment in House
They deliberately blatantly lie about what I said and why I said it - which was "would students at te reo Maori lessons learn… Peters has recently lamented what he’s called the lowering of ...