Music correspondent Dave Wilson talks about the contribution made to music in Aotearoa by Toni Huata, who has passed away. Huata was a champion of Maori music and te reo, and released much of her ...

Māori singer, composer and performer Toni Huata has died. Huata was a champion of Māori music and te reo, and released much ...

Toni Huata, a revered figure in Māori music and te reo, has passed away. She served as the director of Māori music at the ...

Apanui-Barr, a fellow reo Māori singer-songwriter, says they first connected through He Pounamu, a 1990s Māngai Pāho compilation of reo Māori waiata, and remained close ever since. Their last ...

Bare-chested Maori bellowed haka chants Thursday to mark New Zealand’s national day, holding spirited ceremonies as critics accuse the government of eroding indigenous rights. The national ...

The Guardian If New Zealand’s coalition government had prepared for political fireworks from Indigenous leaders on the eve of the country’s national day, they were met with something arguably even ...

Thousands of people are rocking “positive vibes” today at Māori in the Moana. Hosted by Ngāi Te Rangi, the free event at ...

This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions. In the 1980s, a band of young Maori musicians set out to sing about their language and their culture. They named themselves Aotearoa. In ...

A report's been tabled in Parliament, recommending a Te Pati Maori MP apologise for deliberately misleading the House.  In a debate in September last ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. New Zealand on Thursday marked the anniversary of its founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi. The day ...

For years, Māori entrepreneurs have excelled in primary industries, tourism, and the creative sector, but a significant shift is now under way. The soon-to-be-released Te Ōhanga Māori 2023 -The Māori ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It's often a day marked by spirited politics and at times boisterous protest. But Thursday's anniversary of New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi ...