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 ...

New Zealand’s government plans to have 1 million Kiwis speaking basic te reo – the language of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori population – by 2040. There are also calls to make the ...

Through words and expressions, the Maori pass down stories, traditions, and values that have shaped generations. From art and music to New Zealand's popular sports teams, Maori influence is palpable.

More than 30 different ethnic groups presented traditional music and dance with their own national characteristics and cultural diversity in the New Z ...

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 ...

Maori women have led a protest on the eve of the country's national day, as New Zealand's would-be constitutional revisionist David Seymour delivered an incendiary address at the Waitangi Treaty ...

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