The co-leader of New Zealand's Maori Party, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, says the country's new COVID-19 strategy amounts to a "death warrant" for Indigenous communities. Earlier in October, the country ...

SYDNEY — New Zealand’s Maori crowned a new monarch on Thursday, selecting 27-year-old Nga Wai Hono i te Po Paki to succeed her late father as unifying leader of the country’s Indigenous ...

Maori leaders and politicians agreed that Ms Nga Wai’s appointment was essential for the Kiingitanga – or Maori king movement – with her influence expected to be profound across New Zealand ...

Tribal leaders named a new Maori king in New Zealand today as ceremonies began for the funeral and burial of the late queen, who will be laid to rest atop a sacred mountain surrounded by five ...

One of New Zealand's oldest European artifacts has been located in the waters of Doubtless Bay in the Far North. The anchor once belonged to the French ship Saint Jean Baptiste which was captained by ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Maori party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer about why she opposes the change. World. Maori politician worries New Zealand's COVID plan is a 'death warrant' for her people.

A New Zealand Maori leader who was ejected from parliament this week for refusing to wear a necktie in the chamber said forcing him to a Western dress code was a breach of his rights and an ...

In a fiery exchange at the birthplace of modern New Zealand, Indigenous leaders have strongly criticized the government's approach to Maori, ahead of the country's national day.

Party leader David Seymour has criticised co-governance – shared decision-making between Maori and the Crown – and quotas addressing Maori under-representation in public institutions as ...

Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi speaks to media during the opening of New Zealand's 53rd Parliament on November 26, 2020 in Wellington, New Zealand.

Maori, or “te reo Maori” as it is widely rendered in New Zealand, is one of the country’s three official languages — along with English and New Zealand Sign Language — but it is thought ...