KASHIWA, Chiba Prefecture--Some 9,000 kilometers from where the traditional Maori dance originated, children from a rugby club here gave a powerful rendition of the haka, famed for its iconic ...

The world loved her identity, the representation she gave to the people, and of course, the energy that came with Haka, the traditional Maori dance. And then a few days ago she made headlines ...

According to Maori ethos, Tama-nui-to-ra, the Sun God, had two wives, Hine-raumati, the Summer maid, and Hine takurua, the Winter maid. The child born to him and Hine-raumati was Tane-rore, who is ...

"People have got their own views on that type of thing, but I met Bruce Simpson – the Maori man – previously and he told me the story of the dance and what it means to people, and it’s such ...

New Zealand has set the world record for the most people to perform the haka, a dance of the country’s indigenous Maori people. The title has been reclaimed from France. The record attempt was ...