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 ...

Our results showed that, despite having similar alcohol levels at the time of offending, 9.9 percent of Māori offenders ...

One long-time commitment remains: to ensure Māori perspectives are heard on issues affecting our whānau, the whenua, and our ...

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 ...

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 ...

People of Māori descent account for just a fifth of Aotearoa’s population, but are overrepresented at every stage of the criminal justice system. They comprise 37% of people prosecuted by police, 45% ...

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New Zealand’s Māori culture is thriving—and travelers are invited to join in. In this week’s podcast episode of Lost Cultures: Living Legacies, we explore the rich history of New Zealand's Māori ...

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 ...

This year Aotearoa New Zealand is celebrating what may be the world’s first reintroduced indigenous holiday anywhere in the world, according to Dr. Rangi Matamua, an indigenous studies and Māori ...