Treaty Principles Bill haka highlights tensions between Māori tikanga and rules of Parliament
Te Pāti Māori’s extraordinary display of protest - interrupting the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill - has highlighted the tension between Māori tikanga, or customs, and the rules of ...
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Haka is in our DNA, says All Blacks coach as Marler apologises
LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - New Zealand coach Scott Robertson defended his team's pre-match haka after ... been lucky enough to face it a few times," said the hooker. "I’ve got a pretty good ...
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England advances on haka and All Blacks regard it as 'a special moment'
England prop Joe Marler reignited an old debate when he wrote on social media this week that New Zealand's haka — its Maori pre-match ... smile on Scott Barrett's face, I was smiling, and ...
Maori MPs stage haka protest against treaty bill
Maori lawmakers performed a haka in New Zealand's parliament, protesting a bill aimed at changing a treaty that granted land ...