WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — When Ngarauru Mako told her family she was calling off Christmas festivities in favor of celebrating Matariki, the Māori new year holiday that’s experiencing a ...

the Māori new year holiday that's experiencing a renaissance in New Zealand, her children didn't believe her. "We grew up with Christmas because it was just what you did, but I realized it wasn't ...

New Zealand celebrates Makariti as first Indigenous public holiday. Cultural advisors have expressed some concern over the commercialisation of the sacred Maori New Year celebrations. New Zealand ...

the Māori new year holiday that's experiencing a renaissance in New Zealand, her children didn’t believe her. “We grew up with Christmas because it was just what you did, but I realized it wa ...