Opposition lawmakers performed the haka during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.

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New Zealand MPs performed the traditional Maori haka in Parliament, halting proceedings over a controversial treaty bill. The ...

The Government intends to outlaw the strip-searching of children and strengthen regulations to prevent people with overseas ...

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament on Tuesday for the ...

Ms Ardern said her cabinet had backed gun law changes "in ... in Christchurch it had only sold him A-category weapons. Under New Zealand's gun laws, A-category weapons can be semi-automatic ...

Nanaia Mahuta is the first female MP in New Zealand to have a Maori facial tattoo. She was appointed as minister in a recent cabinet reshuffle. Ms Pierson's tweet sparked anger and calls for her ...