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 ...

Rotorua has become a stronghold of cultural preservation in New Zealand. In the heart of New Zealand's north island, the small town of Rotorua has become a stronghold of cultural preservation for a ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — On the eve of New Zealand’s Māori language celebration week, the country’s right-wing political leaders ordered public agencies to stop affirmative action policies for ...

As Aotearoa New Zealand’s tourism industry recovers and transforms after the pandemic, Māori tourism has become one of the ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A proposed ...

On October 6, 1769, a sailor on Captain James Cook’s research vessel, the Endeavour, serendipitously earned himself a gallon ...

For international visitors, Māori culture offers something increasingly rare in a fast-moving world – a deep sense of ...

Freshwater crayfish have inhabited New Zealand for millions of years. They have dark, hard, and mottled shells, allowing them to blend in with logs and mud as they seek cover from predators. At night ...

Ngā Wai hono i te pō is the new Māori chiefs Queen after her father Kiingi Tuheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII died at age 69 on Aug. 30 Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She ...