A philosophy of respectful custodianship of the land and the importance of one’s place of origin may sound familiar to those ...

They are known here as kōura, a name given to them by the Māori, the Indigenous Polynesian people who first arrived in New Zealand in the 1300s and who now comprise more than 15 percent of the ...

A year ago, New Zealand enacted what are likely the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The new conservative government plans a repeal — and an end to the Maori Health Authority. Protests have ...

In Rotorua, the Māori represent 16.5% of the population, according to the 2018 New Zealand census. At the Te Puia Cultural Center, Māori traditions have been on full display for tourists from ...

Women's World Cup organizers are celebrating previously suppressed Indigenous New Zealand culture, which extends far beyond the popular Haka.

When New Zealand established a national day for Matariki, the Māori new year, in 2022, making it the country's first Indigenous public holiday, many New Zealanders didn't know what it was.

New Zealand's first indigenous Māori woman to be named Governor-general, Dame Cindy Kiro, was formally sworn into the largely ceremonial role in parliament in Wellington on Thursday, pledging to ...

As New Zealand changes its coronavirus policy indigenous groups like the Maori fear Covid-19 deaths will spike. “There’s going to be a lot of tangi,” indigenous rights activist Joe ...

A year ago, New Zealand enacted what are likely the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The new conservative government plans a repeal — and an end to the Maori Health Authority. Protests have ...

When New Zealand established a national day for Matariki, the Māori new year, in 2022, making it the country's first Indigenous public holiday, many New Zealanders didn't know what it was.