Alden Williams / Fairfax NZ The etching, first published in the Netherlands, shows Maori warriors in a canoe, one of a number that circled Tasman's ship after it anchored in Golden Bay.

The red Tokomaru railcar, named after the ancient Maori canoe, was withdrawn from service in December 1972, saved by a Wairarapa-based rail enthusiast, put in a shed for 20 years and made it back ...

$4.70 Matariki - Matariki is the Māori name for the star cluster also known as Pleiades, Subaru or the seven sisters. The ...

From there, Maori performers will arrive by canoe and try to scare/intimidate the chiefs. They perform a ceremony in which the chiefs shake hands and touch noses twice before presenting a silver ...

In November 2024, three legislators from the Te Pati Maori party performed a protest haka in parliament against a contentious treaty bill. Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke and Te Pati Maori co-leader ...

Indigenous Maori lawmakers have decried a push to temporarily banish them from New Zealand's parliament, after disrupting the reading of a contentious race relations bill with a protest haka.

A New Zealand parliamentary committee has recommended the unprecedented suspensions of three Maori politicians for performing a protest haka in the debating chamber last year. The haka is a ...

The haka, a traditional Maori dance of challenge, has transcended its sacred origins to become a cherished cultural symbol for all New Zealanders. From sporting events to funerals and graduations ...

A group of Indigenous Maori lawmakers could soon be banned from New Zealand’s parliament after staging a haka protest against a divisive race relations bill, drawing sharp condemnation and ...

KAHALUU (HawaiiNewsNow) - For decades, the Kaneohe Canoe Club has had its canoes stored at the water’s edge at the Heeia Kea Boat Harbor. The mauka side of its facility is on the edge of ...

They said that the haka – a ceremonial Maori dance made world-famous by the country’s men’s rugby team, the All Blacks – could have intimidated other politicians and constituted contempt ...

With the same razzle-dazzle as he plates up meals, Guendouz, a chef by trade, blitzed the men's kayak single 200m KL3 final to become Africa’s first-ever Para canoe gold medallist. Post-race, he ...