it would effectively render it meaningless and halt any advancements Maori have made, critics say. “For 40 years, New Zealand was viewed as a bit of a poster boy for trying to reconcile colonial ...

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 ...

For Temepara, who was named New Zealand’s Gardener of the Year in 2011, this powerful sense of kinship has shaped her passion for championing Maori culture through initiatives that celebrate the ...

The Speaker of New Zealand's Parliament has declared he will not entertain further objections to the use of “Aotearoa”, the Māori name for the country, within parliamentary proceedings.

Thousands of people marched through New Zealand's capital Wellington this week in protest at a proposed bill that could redefine the founding treaty between British colonists and the native Māori ...

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 ...

Maori Symbolism: being an Account of the Origin, Migration, and Culture of the New Zealand Maori, as recorded in certain Sacred Legends. Report made by Ettie A. Rout., from the evidence of Hohepa ...