People around the world are applauding the Māori Party of Aotearoa (New Zealand) for performing a haka during a recent Parliament session to protest an anti-Indigenous bill. Side note: Seeing Māori ...

Wellington, New Zealand - A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

As 2025 draws to a close, one theme stands out: Māori have not been passive participants in the nation’s biggest stories-they ...

Kenny Williams began to study the Māori language during his second COVID-19 lockdown. Williams, 36, lives alone and the isolation made him yearn to feel closer to his identity as an indigenous New ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has triggered political turmoil and prompted tens of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — As tens of ...

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Dion O'Neale receives funding from the Health Research Council and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to provide research and advice on the spread of COVID-19 in Aotearoa, including the ...

A sacred mountain in New Zealand has been granted human rights, a reflection of the belief by the Māori tribe, the indigenous people of New Zealand, that humans are equal with everything in the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A proposed ...