When the haka ... war dance, the idea is to threaten or warn your opponent - but this isn't its only theme As New Zealand mourns the victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings, traditional Maori ...

In May, Monte Cassino eventually fell to Polish troops. Soldiers of the 28th (Maori) Battalion perform a haka outside Cairo, June 1941 Credit: Pictures from History Gillies was born at Hastings ...

Tane-rore is the trembling of the air as seen on the hot days of summer, and represented by the quivering of the hands in the dance. Haka is the generic name for all Maori dance. Today, haka is ...

A heated protest broke out in New Zealand’s parliament on Thursday as Maori lawmakers performed a haka in opposition to a controversial bill seeking to redefine the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi.

which has legal guardianship of the haka, issued a strong notice after protestors performed the war dance during demonstrations last week. The notice comes as vaccination rates among the Maori ...