Your ultimate travel guide to New Zealand. Discover the must-visit destinations on the North and South Islands, from ...

When you visit New Zealand, you’ll likely be greeted with “Kia ora,” a Māori-language welcome widely adopted by the country’s ...

New Zealand legislators have voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke ...

New Zealand’s Parliament on Thursday suspended three Māori lawmakers for staging a protest that included performing the haka, a traditional Māori dance, in opposition to a controversial bill. Rawiri ...

New Zealand's national holiday is traditionally a chance to reflect on the past, but this Waitangi Day has been overshadowed by anger about the future. During a gathering of political leaders on ...

Cruise to the outer islands for swimming and dolphin-watching or take a ferry to the romantic township of Russell, New Zealand’s first capital. Be sure to include a stop at Waitangi on your ...

Three Māori lawmakers in New Zealand received record suspensions of up to three weeks on Thursday over a protest haka they ...

The harsh penalty was handed down to three members of the opposition who said they were voicing their community’s displeasure with proposed legislation.

Julie Woods has navigated the world without sight since 1997, but New Zealand's healthcare system has often left her in the dark.

New Zealand's Parliament will debate suspending ... aimed to reinterpret the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi—the founding agreement between Maori tribes and the British Crown. Though it was ultimately ...

known as the Treaty of Waitangi, declared British sovereignty over New Zealand. It was signed by the British Crown and most Māori tribal leaders, although the two cultures interpreted the terms ...