The Maori people are the original residents of the two large islands now known as New Zealand, having lived there for several ...

An umbrella group comprising at least 80 Maori tribes has sent an open letter to King Charles III demanding that he intervene in New Zealand politics and ensure the government honours its ...

However, unlike English, te reo Maori is a transparent language – the written form is completely phonetic with a 100% ...

But opponents say this "strikes at the core of the country's founding principles and dilutes the rights of Maori people." The proposal has caused backlash on both sides of Parliament after it was ...

Her connection to the country known by the Maori people as Aotearoa begins with her family – as well as the landscape. “My family comes from a line of chiefs who have traditional rights to the ...

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 ...

The culture of the Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, is part of everyday life here, a rich thread in the tapestry of the country’s past, present, and future. “Although our culture ...

But Maori is also an official language in Aotearoa (NZ). Maori people used to be forbidden to use this language in schools . Now however there has been a push by Maori to have it more widely used.

The aim is to address injustices of colonisation, including confiscating land from local tribes. The country is ... Thousands took part in a Maori haka dance famously performed by the All Blacks ...

A churchgoer wearing a traditional Maori costume played her part in one of the 2025 World Day of Prayer services held in ...