New Zealand's parliament was brought to a blood-curdling halt after one of its newly elected MPs burst into the traditional Maori haka dance - causing the session to be suspended. Oriini Kaipara, 42, ...

New Zealand’s Parliament was briefly suspended on October 9 after people in the public gallery broke into a haka, a traditional Maori dance, following the maiden speech of the newest Maori Party MP, ...

“Amazing Grace” as it appears in Ginny Hawker’s family heirloom songbook, Lloyd’s Primitive Baptist Hymns. You can see stains in the margins, left by the tobacco-covered hands of her aunt Annie Maud ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A hymn with lyrics written by President Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is among the latest batch of songs released for the church's ...

The Big School Assembly Singalong is tapping into nostalgia for school assemblies to uncover the all-time favourite primary school banger I think that these hymns and this collective singing takes you ...

The queen of New Zealand's Maori tribe gave her first national address. She ended a year of public silence following her father's death.. https://p.dw.com/p/502OD The ...

For many of us, a memorable part of school were assemblies - and what came with them were a lot of hymns. Many of the lyrics to those songs may remain with you today. Some of the songs were absolute ...

John Mason Neale was best known for his work in church music. He wrote and translated many hymns that are still sung today. His music had deep spiritual meaning and a gentle, peaceful tone. Some of ...

For at least 500 years, Babylonian children were tasked with memorizing a hymn that celebrated the city of Babylon, its citizenry, and chief deity Marduk. There was much to praise: the city was ...

Scotland last played the Maori All Blacks in 2000 and won that game 18-15, but form from a quarter of a century ago doesn't count for a lot and they are six-point underdogs in Whangarei in the early ...

William Buel Stevens (W. B. Stevens) was a Missouri-born minister and hymn writer active in the early 1900s. He traveled widely as a tent evangelist, sharing his music and faith across rural America.

A hymn dedicated to the ancient city of Babylon has been discovered after 2,100 years. Sung to the god Marduk, patron deity of the great city, the poem describes Babylon's flowing rivers, jewelled ...