New Zealand, Haka in popular culture

New Zealand's Cringe-Worthy Viral Haka Protest Is A Warning For The West
A recent protest in New Zealand's Parliament in which lawmakers broke into a Haka—a traditional Maori dance—has attracted global attention. One might wonder, what egregious measure under protest warranted such a dramatic show of opposition?
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 contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.
Maori march against indigenous rights bill in one of New Zealand’s largest-ever protests
Tens of thousands of people have marched on New Zealand’s capital against a bill to redefine Maori rights in one of the largest protests in the country’s history.
Tens of thousands march in New Zealand Maori rights protest
Booming Indigenous Maori "haka" chants rang out across New Zealand's capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands rallied against a conservative push to redefine the nation's founding treaty.
Maori march ends in rally against rights-diluting bill in New Zealand
A nine-day march by Maori ended in a Wellington rally to protest a bill said to weaken Maori rights. Protesters wore traditional attire or shirts with 'Toitu te Tiriti' (honour the treaty), highlighting calls to respect the Treaty of Waitangi.
New Zealand: Thousands Protest In Wellington Over Maori Rights
Wellington, New Zealand Video Recording Date/Time 19, 2024 Tens of thousands of people gathered outside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on Tuesday, November 19, as part of a nine-day ±hikoi¼ protest advocating for the rights of indigenous Maori people and opposing a proposed bill to reinterpret the 19th-century Treaty of Waitangi between the British Crown and the Maori.
New Zealand Veers Sharply Right, Leaving Jacinda Ardern’s Era Behind
Two small populist parties are responsible for accelerating the shift, which has been felt acutely by the Indigenous Māori.
Why New Zealand’s Founding Treaty Is in Focus as Thousands Protest for Māori Rights
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people has triggered political turmoil.
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Mass protests against New Zealand’s effort to weaken Māori rights — and hurt the planet
Mass protests were held in New Zealand this week over an effort to weaken the rights of the Maori, who often serve as ...
Massive crowds march on New Zealand parliament protesting Māori bill. Here’s what to know
Tens of thousands of people have marched on the New Zealand parliament in Wellington to protest against a bill that critics say strikes at the core of the country’s founding principles and dilutes the ...
Historic Māori Rights March Draws 42,000 to New Zealand's Parliament
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders confronted parliament to protest a law to redefine a treaty between the Maori and Britain ...
Maori Protesters Lead March to New Zealand’s Parliament
Protesters dressed in traditional Māori attire performed hakas while marching alongside tens of thousands of people through ...
Tens of thousands crowd New Zealand’s Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights
As tens of thousands of marchers thronged the streets in New Zealand’s capital Wellington, the column of people, flags aloft, ...
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Racial tensions boil over in New Zealand
But it has been decades since race relations were so fractious in New Zealand, a country known for its relative harmony. It ...