Maori, New Zealand and Haka in popular culture

Contentious New Zealand bill leads to Maori protests, including in Parliament
New Zealand's Parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.
Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret founding treaty
New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with Māori people.
New Zealand Maori begin march on capital to protest Indigenous treaty bill
Hundreds of people on Monday set out on a nine-day march to New Zealand's capital of Wellington in protest over legislation that would reinterpret a treaty at the heart of race relations in the Pacific country.
High 'Haka' Drama In New Zealand Parliament; Woman MP Tears Controversial Bill, Leads Stir
Maori MPs disrupt the New Zealand Parliament over a contentious Bill. The bill is focused on the Treaty of Waitangi signed in 1840, seeks to redefine the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.
New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka to Protest Bill
Opposition lawmakers performed the haka during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.
Māori MPs protest controversial bill with haka performance
New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended after Māori members staged a haka to protest the Treaty Principles Bill.
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, with even the prime minister deriding it.
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.
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.
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.
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.
New Zealand parliament members cry out against bill threatening Maori communities
New Zealand's indigenous community is rallying against a proposed bill that could strangle state support and stoke anti-Maori ...
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Māori protest crosses Auckland Harbour Bridge today
Today, the hīkoi will cross the Auckland Harbour Bridge from Hāto Pētera School marae, Te Kāmaka, in Northcote, and split ...
Hikoi for te Tiriti making its way through Auckland to Parliament
The nationwide hikoi for te Tiriti is slowly making its way through Auckland to Parliament. The hikoi which set out from Cape Reinga two days ago today retraced the footsteps of past Maori protest ...
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Thousands march across Auckland's harbour bridge
Thousands gathered on Auckland’s Harbour Bridge today as part of Hīkoi mō te Tiriti, a nationwide protest opposing the ...
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What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Maori protests in New Zealand?
The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs. It paved the way for British annexation of New Zealand while requiring the Crown to protect Maori ...
'Deliberate disruption': Auckland motorists fume ahead of rush hour hīkoi protest over harbour bridge
Aucklanders are being warned of significant congestion and traffic disruptions during rush hour tomorrow due to the convoy of ...
Moment NZ MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest against any British treaty changes
New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British ...