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 ...

Imagine a world where ancient wisdom breathes new life into fragile ecosystems, where centuries-old stories hold the secret ...

New Zealand has so much ... clearer understanding of the famous Maori body art (originally carved into the skin, but now generally tattoos). Each tattoo or carving is loaded with meaning: one ...

The bill was proposed by the right-wing Act Party to define the principles of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, considered New Zealand’s founding document for upholding Maori rights. The treaty ...

New Zealand's High Court has ruled that government officials unlawfully stripped Maori fishing quotas and reallocated them to large fishing corporations, primarily Auckland-based Sanford ...

April 10 (UPI) --New Zealand's Parliament Thursday rejected a bill targeting Maori rights that sparked protests. The Treaty Principles Bill was voted down 112-11 after a government committee ...

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 ...