Kōkā , directed by Kath Akuhata-Brown (Ngāti Porou), follows the journey of two wāhine - a kuia named Hamo and a troubled young woman, Jo - who form an unlikely bond on a road trip across Aotearoa.

Mythical animals are often thought to exist only in folklore, but some legends may have stemmed from real creatures.

Māori technologists and creatives are embedding tikanga and tino rangatiratanga into the digital foundations of Aotearoa.

An Australian diver who’s struck up a friendship with a Maori octopus over the past few months has recorded close-up footage of the sea creature preparing to go hunting. Jules Casey, who frequently ...

This mantra forms the core of BEINGS.co, an online talent directory founded by Māori-Samoan (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine) art director Leon Bristow.

"You can see with your own eyes, the situation." But Nepia's short documentary called HOME puts a different spin on homelessness. Instead, she shows people how to respect the land while being homeless ...

Shooting on the gender-bending film is underway in New Zealand, which is known as Aotearoa in the Māori language. Set in North Yorkshire in Victorian England in 1859, the film follows a young ...

Production is now under way in New Zealand on “Marama,” a gothic horror film from Māori writer-director Taratoa Stappard (“Taumanu, Emkhatsini”). Production is taking place around Auckland on New ...

ESSENCE: Can you speak to me about the creation of the BlackStar Film Festival and why you decided to create this festival for Black creators? Maori Karmael Holmes: Well, just a small point.

The figure of the Maori warrior was central to Lee Tamahori’s first film, and his latest. But is he at peace with it at last?