Irish-language rap group Kneecap gave an impassioned performance for tens of thousands of fans on Saturday at the Glastonbury ...

The reforms were vigorously opposed by the National Party as an assault on local democracy and representation. It saw the new Regional Councils as an artificial and unnecessary overlay that would be ...

1. A Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Ardern Photo: amazon.in Much like her political career, Ardern’s memoir is hardly conventional. The former Prime Minister of New Zealand captivates with her ...

New Zealand's Parliament saw record suspensions after Maori lawmakers performed a haka protest against a controversial bill. The bans sparked debate over the Maori culture's role in Parliament.

New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke received a ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law.

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke made international headlines for protesting efforts to change New Zealand’s founding document. Now the Treaty Principles Bill is dead, but her work is not done.

How controversy over Maori haka sparked chaos in New Zealand parliament The haka is a cherished cultural symbol, but this one has ignited a fiery debate Charlotte Graham-McLay ...

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has been made New Zealand’s “feminist of the year” under controversial new legislation rushed through Parliament late last night.

The final vote was 11 in favour (ACT MPs) and 112 against. National, New Zealand First, Labour, Green Party, and Te Pāti Māori voted against the bill, resulting in its defeat.