The Maori Octopus is one of the kings of the sea, with his long muscular arms of varying lengths, the front pair being the longest and broadest (up to 9.8 feet/3 meters). This fascinating eight ...

Three Maori MPs face suspension from New Zealand's Parliament over performing a haka to protest the Treaty Principles Bill. The parliamentary privileges committee recommended suspensions for ...

Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss has confirmed the worst for talismanic ... The Sydney-born midfielder, of Maori heritage, only turned 20 in January and entered the season with no expectations ...

I was the sporty grandchild, and he was a former Maori All Black ... He asked if he could give me a kiss and I said no. I then put a leaf to my cheek and said you can kiss the leaf, and he ...

The proposed law sought to redefine the terms of the nation’s founding treaty between Maori tribes and the British crown signed 180 years ago. The bill gained wide attention after a video of the ...

The speaker of New Zealand’s parliament has told lawmakers he will not consider further complaints about the use of the country’s Maori name, Aotearoa, in parliament after Foreign Minister ...

The Maori have claimed an attritional and gutsy 10-6 All Stars rugby league win over the Indigenous in the men's clash, hours after the Indigenous women had pulled off a thrilling late win of ...

Since taking office last year, New Zealand’s right-wing coalition government has faced unprecedented protests over its Maori policies, prompting large gatherings of Maori leaders and sharp ...

This has not stopped opponents, including white New Zealanders and Maori New Zealanders, from warning about the bill's potential consequences, which they say are emblematic of a rightward shift in ...

New Zealand's indigenous Maori people have expressed their opposition to a parliamentary bill that could alter their fate. The longstanding conflict between the Maori, who had controlled their ...

The bill reportedly seeks to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi - an agreement between the British and many, but not all, Maori tribes in 1840 that covers issues including land and cultural rights.