SYDNEY — New Zealand’s Maori crowned a new monarch on Thursday, ... 27-year-old Nga Wai Hono i te Po Paki to succeed her late father as unifying leader of the country’s Indigenous people, ...

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

For New Zealand’s Maori people, touching this sacred tree is taboo. They let scientists climb to help save it. January 12, 2020 More than ...

Although it’s New Zealand’s largest city, tourists often shrug off the deep Maori history and heritage in Auckland ...

Sept. 5 (UPI) --A new Maori queen was anointed Thursday when the king of New Zealand's indigenous people who died late last month was laid to rest. A statement from the Kiingitanga, meaning the ...

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 ...

New Zealand is moving away from a "zero cases" approach to COVID-19. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Maori party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer about why she opposes the change.

Maori is having a revival across New Zealand. Indigenous people are increasingly embracing their language, rejecting generations of stigma and shame associated with its use.

New Zealand's Maori currently make up about 17% of the population, or about 900,000 people. Women carried wreaths of kawakawa leaves on their heads and were cloaked in patterned shawls. Some prayed ...

His ACT New Zealand party won 8.6% of the vote in last year's election and argues non-Indigenous citizens are disadvantaged by policies designed to uplift Maori, who are over-represented in many ...

Aug. 30 (UPI) --Kiingi Tuheitia, the king of New Zealand's Maori indigenous people, died Friday at the age of 69, according to a spokesman. Kiingi Tuheitia -- whose full name was Kiingi Tuheitia ...

“Some people will swap eight packets for a piece of steak,” said Ms. Paikea, who runs the Akarana Maori Wardens Association, in Auckland. New Zealand’s homicide rate is well below many other ...