The British & Irish Lions tour is set to get underway this week as one of the most significant Rugby events prepares to come ...

In New Zealand, thousands of indigenous Maori are protesting the new conservative government's plans to review a treaty that was signed by British colonists and Maori chiefs almost 200 years ago.

On February 6, 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi, also called Te Tiriti o Waitangi or just Te Tiriti, was signed between the British Crown and around 500 Maori chiefs, or rangatira.

The 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori lays out how the two parties agreed to govern, promising the Maori rights to their lands and giving other protections in exchange ...

Opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who started the traditional dance, was suspended for seven days, while her party's ...

A Maori reacts outside New Zealand’s parliament to protest against a proposed law that would redefine the country's founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown in ...

It was meant to be an inclusive gesture to New Zealand’s indigenous Maori community. But plans to introduce bilingual road signs featuring both the English and te reo Maori languages have ...

All Blacks legend Tana Umaga believes the First Nations & Pasifika team concept can become a permanent fixture for future ...

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the ...

How controversy over Maori haka sparked chaos in New Zealand parliament - The haka is a cherished cultural symbol, but this one has ignited a fiery debate ...

New Zealand’s Maori celebrate new era as 27-year-old queen is anointed. Nga Wai Hono i te Po Paki takes on the ceremonial role amid heightened tensions with the conservative government, which is ...

The Maori All Blacks have named a 29-strong squad to take on Japan XV and Scotland over the next two weeks. 11 of the 29 ...