CEBU, Philippines - With summer in the offing, workshops for singing, dancing, acting and other activities have already been opened as part of the traditional practices of interested parties. To break ...

Whether it's Zumba or a sugar-free diet, January is often the time when people want to try something new. For those looking to expand their brains and challenge their coordination, poi could be the ...

Five-year-old Raukura is a proud Maori. The Opotiki local showed off his talent for traditional ‘poi’. It’s obvious Raukura has the moves, and the grooves. Credit: Alycia Amai via Storyful ...

The Patea Maori Club are coming from Taranaki to run a workshop at the Corban Estate Arts Centre Matariki Festival. They will teach participants to sing their iconic song, POI E, to promote a revival ...

WAITANGI, New Zealand – Thousands of New Zealanders watched indigenous Maori dancers twirl white "poi" balls in a blur of motion and take to traditional canoes, or waka, in the picturesque Bay of ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In 1984 New Zealand, one small but revolutionary and rather catchy Maori song outsold Michael Jackson's Thriller to become the biggest ...

Filmmaker Taika Waititi says he’s pleased to do his bit for a Kiwi classic. The Boy director has thrown his weight behind a campaign to place the Patea Maori Club hit song Poi E back atop the New ...

Tearepa Kahi’s documentary examines the phenomenon of "Poi E," the mega hit that outsold Michael Jackson and turned Maori singer Dalvanius Prime into a Kiwi superstar. By Pip Bulbeck Who knew that ...

Participants were assigned to either a Poi group or a Tai Chi group, and took part in two lessons a week over the course of a month. Poi participants also reported better coordination and flexibility, ...

Say kia ora to the fiercest and cutest Maōri warrior the internet has ever seen. Herea Winitana from Rotorua, New Zealand (or Aotearoa if you're Kiwi), shared a video of an adorable baby over the ...

The adorable moment a toddler attempts to perform the traditional Maori haka has been shared online. The video, uploaded to TikTok this week, shows the wobbly youngster slapping his arms to the side ...