In New Zealand, thousands of indigenous Maori are protesting the new conservative government's plans to review a treaty that was signed by British colonists and Maori chiefs almost 200 years ago.

In March, an Invercargill City Council meeting revealed confusion around its policy for street names, after a developer failed to bring a single te reo option for consideration.

In 2015, I moved to Invercargill, New Zealand — one of the southernmost cities in the world — for a job at the local newspaper. Though it has claims to fame like being home to the southernmost ...

A discussion about proposed street names for an Invercargill subdivision has highlighted a lack of clarity around council policy on te reo Māori names. On Tuesday, councillors were asked to ...

Pop singer Lorde has released an EP in te reo Maori, the Native language in her home country of New Zealand. Maori artists say that this is just one branch of a larger movement to revive the language.

Why New Zealand’s Maori are fighting to save an 1840 treaty involving the Crown. Maori tribes call on King Charles to ensure the New Zealand government honours its Treaty of Waitangi obligations ...

How controversy over Maori haka sparked chaos in New Zealand parliament - The haka is a cherished cultural symbol, but this one has ignited a fiery debate. advertisement. The Independent.

Many Maori Wardens, the majority of whom are women over 40, know them firsthand: economic hardship, alienation, addiction. In recent months, a cost-of-living crisis has hit New Zealanders hard.

“I live in the Maori world,” says Te Mairiki Williams. He says this because I have asked him about his moko, the tattoo that covers his face.I asked because this is not a usual thing you see ...

A new Maori Queen was anointed Thursday, taking on the role at a time when New Zealand is facing some of the biggest challenges to race relations in two decades.. A statement released by ...

Three Maori MPs have been suspended from New Zealand’s parliament for performing a haka during a sitting last year. On Thursday, the legislature voted to ban Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa ...