KASHIWA, Chiba Prefecture--Some 9,000 kilometers from where the traditional Maori dance originated ... s rugby association created an original haka choreography and lyrics as a gift to the ...

Haka is the generic name for all Maori dance. Today, haka is defined as that part of the ... New Zealand Native team on their long and arduous tour of 1888/89, and by the “Original” All Blacks in 1905 ...

Bare-chested Maori bellowed haka chants Thursday to mark New Zealand’s national day, holding spirited ceremonies as critics accuse the government of eroding indigenous rights. The national ...

Picture: Hannah Peters / POOL / AFP WELLINGTON - Bare-chested Maori bellowed haka chants Thursday to mark New Zealand's national day, holding spirited ceremonies as critics accuse the government ...