Photo / Te Matatini Enterprises The stage is set, poi are ready, and the voices of Aotearoa’s youngest haka stars are about to echo across the Bay of Plenty. New Zealand’s premier primary schools’ ...

The wahine of Motatau Marae are skilled at performing with poi, and people keen to learn the art, along with kapa haka action songs and entry waiata can do so at an upcoming course in Kerikeri. People ...

It’s what representing their country is all about – walking out in New Zealand’s All Blacks jersey, facing their opposition, and delivering a spine-tingling, hair-raising Haka before the whistle blows ...

The haka has become an accepted part of sporting contests, but should it be so? - Getty Images/Philip Fong Sometimes it can feel as if the haka’s primal intensity is diluted by its sheer ubiquity.

A school haka performance is gaining millions of views across TikTok — and inspiring people around the world to learn about Māori culture. Performed inside a gymnasium and captured by TikTok user ...

The haka is one of the most vivid symbols of Maori culture — the indigenous group who make up just under a fifth of New Zealand’s population. Though New Zealand’s football team will not perform it ...

A loving son honored his mom on her graduation day with a powerful haka, or Maori ceremonial dance, and the footage is bringing millions to tears. Recorded by big sister Shay (@shay_anar), the footage ...

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-Rāwhiti ...

LONDON—The Rugby World Cup is drawing to a close, which means one of the most popular traditions in all of sports is again in the spotlight: the haka. The haka is an intense, physical, full-body dance ...

The Haka, whether viewed as intimidating, intriguing or of little consequence, undeniably holds a unique status as one of the most extraordinary spectacles in the world of sports. Most notably ...

Laie, Hawaii • You've seen it on TV or at a football game — men in formation, bending knees and arms in synchronized gestures, chanting unfamiliar words in unison, grunting, scowling. The exotic ...