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Former prime minister Dame Jenny Shipley has warned the ACT Party is “inviting civil war” with its attempt to define the ...

It passed its first reading but will return to parliament next year to be voted on again. Writing about the dance – a version ...

Clarke, a young New Zealand MP, captivated global attention with her energetic Haka performance upon entering parliament.

Once again, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke has gone viral as her protest in New Zealand protest hogged limelight. Maipi-Clarke ...

A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected on Thursday when dramatic political theatre ...

Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race ...

When asked how her party’s lawmakers would vote, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori stood and began a ringing haka ...

Parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members performed a haka — a traditional ceremonial group dance — to ...