Remember the Haka dance performed by Māori MPs that went wildly viral a few months ago? Well, there's a new twist to the story — and it’s got social media buzzing all over again. In November ...

What is Haka. Haka is a traditional Maori ceremonial dance that involves vigorous movements, foot stomping, and rhythmic chanting. Historically performed by both men and women, haka is used to ...

The haka is far more than a war dance. It is an expression of identity, history, emotion, and intent. Its rhythms and ...

Māori lawmakers performed a traditional haka dance to protest a New Zealand bill that could redefine the country's relationship with Indigenous people.

Opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who started the traditional dance, was suspended for seven days, while her party's co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer were banned for 21 days.

The suspended lawmakers from the Māori Party performed the haka, a dance of challenge, last November to oppose a widely unpopular bill, now defeated, that they said would reverse Indigenous rights.

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 decade-old video of Beyoncé experiencing the Māori Haka dance has ignited fresh conversations about cultural exchange and respect in the entertainment world. The footage, captured during her ...

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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.

The video shows Queen Bey being greeted by a group of men performing the Haka dance backstage following an October 2013 show of her “Mrs. Carter Show World Tour” in Auckland, New Zealand.

In a now-viral TikTok video shared by wife Hope Lawrence on Nov. 16, Zar Lawrence is seen teaching his child the haka, a traditional dance in the Māori culture.