Maori rights under threat in New Zealand, warns UN committee - Report also raises alarm over budget cuts to Maori services ...

New Zealand’s Maori chiefs have anointed Nga Wai hono i te po as their new queen and eighth monarch, to succeed her father King Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII who passed away at 69 after a heart ...

New Zealand’s government on Wednesday proposed that all children learn the history of Maori people and British colonisation in a set course that teachers must follow, ending a system where schools ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Maori culture is an integral part of life in Aotearoa, or New Zealand, as it came to be known.

Summerhill Recreational Farm not only provides a variety of trails for hikers and bikers, and breathtaking views of the Bay of Plenty, it offers a powerful history lesson. The farm's well-preserved pa ...

Maori history and British colonization would be taught to all children under the new rules, which supporters say reflects a renewed recognition of Maori history and culture WELLINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) ...

Reading the recently published He Whanau No Maraehara – the story of Apirana Ngata's older brother Hone, his life, the farm he broke in and lives of his descendants - gives a snapshot of one family ...

The launch of Maori History in Schools was held in Rotorua and "is a defining point in our history". The launch took place at Tamatekapua, Te Papaiouru Marae, Ohinemutu on Saturday. Te Takanga o Te Wa ...

In a jumbled layer of pebbles and shells called the "Dog's Breakfast deposit" lies evidence of a massive tsunami, one of two that transformed New Zealand's Maori people in the 15th century. After the ...

Maori, who account for about 15% of New Zealand's population, were dispossessed of much of their land during colonization by Britain. In her bid to support a change, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said ...

The Government Maori caucus says John Key's ignorance of New Zealand history absolutely proves he is not someone who can be trusted to lead this country. "What an appalling display of ignorance from a ...