Politicians typically swat away questions about their appearance, but Te Pati Maori has wielded fashion as a political weapon. By Serena Solomon Reporting from Auckland, New Zealand The outfit is ...

Tribal leaders selected Nga Wai Hono i te Po as the new monarch after the death of her father last week. The second-ever Maori queen takes on the largely ceremonial role at a complicated moment.

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.