Māori, New Zealand and Haka

New Zealand's founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights?
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has triggered political turmoil and a march by thousands of people the length of the country to Parliament to protest it.
Māori Lawmakers Perform Traditional Haka Dance to Protest New Zealand Bill
The Treaty of Waitangi, which is the focus of the proposed bill, dates back to 1840 and is considered New Zealand's founding document. The agreement was signed by Māori chiefs and the British monarchy and focused on rectifying wrongs done to the indigenous people when the country was colonized.
Māori Lawmakers in New Zealand Resist Proposed Bill With Haka Protest
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of New Zealand’s Māori party rose and began a Haka, tearing a copy of the proposed law in half.
Māori community protests proposed law which would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has triggered political turmoil and a march by thousands of people the length of the country to Parliament to protest it.
M?ori community protests proposed law which would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and M?ori chiefs has triggered political turmoil and a march by thousands of people the length of the country to Parliament to protest it.
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 ...
New Zealand lawmakers stage a ‘haka’ against divisive Bill: All you need to know
Lawmakers of the Indigenous Māori group staged the ceremonial dance to protest a contentious Bill, referencing a nearly ...
"Do not negate 184 years of debate": Bill rolling back Māori rights in New Zealand faces backlash
The controversial Treaty Principles Bill would end the Māori right of self-determination outlined in a nearly 200-year-old ...
New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill
New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a ...
New Zealanders are marching, performing haka to protest divisive bill
The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to revise New Zealand’s foundational agreement with Maori people and is hugely unpopular, ...
New Zealand parliament members cry out against bill threatening Maori communities
Members of New Zealand's parliament have rallied the international community in support of the island country's indigenous ...
Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament during fraught race relations debate
A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected Thursday amid debate over a controversial proposed ...
New Zealand's government introduces bill to reinterpret founding document
New Zealand's centre-right government on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at reinterpreting the country's founding agreement, ...
Bill to stop foreign interference 'undermining core New Zealand interests' introduced to Parliament
New Zealand Special Intelligence Service, in its latest threat assessment, said foreign interference threatens communities, ...