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 ...

A controversy is brewing in New Zealand, as thousands of Kiwis recently took to the streets to protest a bill that would legally define the country's founding treaty — a change that opponents ...

Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, traditionally welcome the new year in June, around the time of their winter solstice. For tribes in the Whanganui region, the new year is heralded by ...

A fight for Maori rights drew 42,000 protesters to the New Zealand Parliament in the capital Wellington on Tuesday. A ...

New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right wing-backed proposal that opponents feared ...

NGARUAWAHIA, (New Zealand): New Zealand’s Maori chiefs anointed a 27-year-old queen as their new monarch on Thursday (Sept 5), a surprise choice hailed as a symbol of change for the country’s ...

For Temepara, who was named New Zealand’s Gardener of the Year in 2011, this powerful sense of kinship has shaped her passion for championing Maori culture through initiatives that celebrate the ...

April 10 (UPI) --New Zealand's Parliament Thursday rejected a bill targeting Maori rights that sparked protests. The Treaty Principles Bill was voted down 112-11 after a government committee ...

New Zealand lawmakers have dealt an overwhelming defeat to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s ...

New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right-wing-backed proposal that opponents feared would erode indigenous rights. Tens of thousands of people ...