A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law ...

The latest Census data shows that just 27.5% of Māori owned or partly owned their own house in 2023 – and one woman is hoping ...

Like every good big sister, when 16-year-old Lovelyann Tafuna knew it was time to try out for the Aotearoa Māori Poirewa (New Zealand Māori Volleyball) team, she nagged her sister Joy to come along ...

Mount Taranaki receives legal rights as a person in groundbreaking agreement with Indigenous Māori, marking end to ...

The first time Matarora Smith worked Waitangi Day commemorations in Paihia, she felt the wairua (spirit) and whakapapa ...

A dawn ceremony was hosted by mana whenua Ngāti Rāhiri and Ngāti Kawa who welcomed iwi leaders, politicians and the masses.

February 6 marks the 185th anniversary of the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi). To commemorate Aotearoa ...

In its third year, Waitangi Day at Te Puia returns with a full-on day for whānau to experience cultural festivities and ...

The Spinoff presents a simplified transcript of the speeches at the treaty signings in Waitangi, Hokianga and Kaitāia.

Māori people celebrated on Friday as Mount Taranki in New Zealand officially became a person and, with that, was renamed Taranaki Maunga.

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand became a legal person, signaling a significant change in the nation's policy towards indigenous rights and the environment.