The haka is one of rugby’s best known traditions, with the ceremonial Maori dance performed pre-match by New Zealand rugby sides before international fixtures. Haka were traditionally performed for a ...

Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, traditionally welcome the new year in June, around the time of their winter solstice. For tribes in the Whanganui region, the new year is heralded by the ...

Almost every day in the meeting house at Waitangi, a group of Maori artists puts on cultural shows where they showcase traditional Maori songs, war dances and hymns.