The haka, a chanting dance of challenge, is sacred to New Zealand’s Māori people but it’s become a beloved cultural ...

A New Zealand parliamentary committee has proposed that three Māori MPs be suspended from parliament for their protest haka ...

The debate on Te Pāti Māori's proposed punishment has been paused until June - but it's still sparked discussion among some.

Parliament is preparing for a lengthy and tense debate over penalties handed to Te Pāti Māori for last year’s controversial ...

Three New Zealand lawmakers from Te Pāti Māori, the Māori Party, will receive temporary bans from Parliament and severe ...

The New Zealand MPs who protested constitutional reforms with the haka on the floor of parliament will receive suspensions ...

Judith Collins says the unprecedented suspension of three MPs was not taken lightly, but the party's lawyer says it's simply ...

Three Māori lawmakers are facing possible suspension from New Zealand’s parliament after performing a protest haka last year over a bill that would redefine the country’s founding document. Parliament ...

Three New Zealand Māori Party MPs are facing the most severe parliamentary suspensions in the nation's history for performing ...

In New Zealand, a parliamentary committee has handed down its punishment for the MPs who performed a haka on the chamber floor.

They said that the haka – a ceremonial Maori dance made world-famous by the country’s men’s rugby team, the All Blacks – could have intimidated other politicians and constituted contempt ...