Māori politicians are protesting against a bill that could change New Zealand's founding treaty with the Indigenous people.

The Treaty Principles Bill, which aims to redefine the interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi, has sparked protests in New ...

Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori stood and began a rhythmic Māori chant of challenge, which swelled to a roar as ...

Clarke's powerful haka protest shook the New Zealand Parliament, sparking an intense debate over the divisive Treaty ...

Controversial legislation revises the 184-year-old Treaty of Waitangi granting Maori tribes land rights. Thousands of people have joined a nine-day march towards New Zealand’s capital over a ...

Te Pāti Māori’s extraordinary display of protest — interrupting the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill — has highlighted the tension in Aotearoa New Zealand between Māori tikanga, or customs, ...

Opposition lawmakers performed the traditional dance during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.

Member of Parliament Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke led the ceremonial performance of Māori culture, tearing up a controversial bill as other lawmakers joined her in protest.

"Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke ripped up a copy of the bill as she stood to lead the haka in parliament. Members from ...

Following Maipi-Clarke ringing haka – a rhythmic Maori chant of challenge, it led to a roar from the opposition lawmakers and ...

Clarke, has gone viral once again after tearing up a controversial bill and performing the traditional Maori haka during a ...