A controversy is brewing in New Zealand, as thousands of Kiwis recently took to the streets to protest a bill that would legally define the country's founding treaty — a change that opponents ...

New Zealand’s government plans to have 1 million Kiwis speaking basic te reo – the language of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori population – by 2040. There are also calls to make the ...

Jade Temepara has always felt deeply connected to the place she was born. The award-winning gardener and host of TV series He Kākano grew up near Invercargill, or Waihōpai, the southernmost ...

Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, traditionally welcome the new year in June, around the time of their winter solstice. For tribes in the Whanganui region, the new year is heralded by ...

NGARUAWAHIA, (New Zealand): New Zealand’s Maori chiefs anointed a 27-year-old queen as their new monarch on Thursday (Sept 5), a surprise choice hailed as a symbol of change for the country’s ...

IN this book Mrs. Rout reports the sacred lore of the Maori as faithfully transmitted to her by a Maori noble, Hohepa Te Rake, and solemn declarations to that effect by both participants in the ...