Māori Lawmakers Perform Traditional Haka Dance to Protest New Zealand Bill

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, right, in 2024.Photo:AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay Māori lawmakers performed a traditional haka dance to protest a New Zealand bill. On Thursday, Nov. 14, Parliament was suspended after opposition lawmakers performed the dance while the bill was read, according to theNew York Times. According to the outlet, the proposed bill could redefine New Zealand’s relationship with Indigenous people and overwrite a treaty established almost 200 years ago.

Māori Queen Becomes Second Female to Be Crowned in Historic Ceremony as Her Father Is Laid to Rest

Ngā Wai hono i te pō.Photo:HANDOUT/KIINGITANGA/AFP via Getty HANDOUT/KIINGITANGA/AFP via Getty New Zealand’s Māori chiefs have a new Queen. On Thursday, Sept. 5, Kiingi Tuheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII — who reigned as the Māori King from 2006 — was laid to rest after he died on Aug. 30 at the age of 69, per theBBC. His death came just days after he celebrated the 18th anniversary of his coronation on Aug.

N.C. Gubernatorial Candidate Mark Robinson’s Disturbing Porn Site Comments Reportedly Resurface: ‘I’m a Black NAZI!’

Photo:Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty North Carolina’s controversial Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson allegedly expressed support for reinstating slavery and called himself a “black NAZI” on a pornographic website’s message board more than a decade ago,according to a CNN investigative report. Referencing transgender pornstars, he said, “That’s f—ing hot! It takes the man out while leaving the man in!” according to CNN. “And yeah I’m a ‘perv’ too!

N.C. Mom Still Missing 2 Months After Never Showing Up at Daughter’s 6th Birthday Party

Dana Leigh Mustian.Photo:Warren County Sheriff’s Office Warren County Sheriff’s Office Dana Leigh Mustian was last seen on Nov. 30 around 1:30 p.m. local time at her home in Warrenton, according to theWarren County Sheriff’s Office. A missing persons report was filed the next day. “It’s like she just disappeared from the face of the Earth,” sister-in-law Megan Mustian toldNewsNation. “She was the life of the party. She knew everybody, everybody knew her,” Megan toldWNCNin January.

N.J. Mom Is Fatally Shot by Retired Police Officer Ex-Boyfriend, Who Then Turns Gun on Himself

Photo: FacebookA retired Atlantic City, N.J., police officer shot his ex-girlfriend dead after barging into her New Jersey home on Monday evening before taking his own life, according to a statement from the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office.Deptford Township police found the bodies of William Beattie and Erin A. Gatier, both 47, on Monday evening after being called out to Gatier’s home for a welfare check, the prosecutor’s office said.Beattie forced his way into the home at about 6:50 p.