Pākehā this word is not an insult; its derivation is obscure; it is the Māori word for people living in New Zealand of British/European origin; originally it would not have included, for example, ...

WELLINGTON: The removal of basic Maori phrases meaning "hello” and "New Zealand” from a Maori lunar new year invitation to an Australian official was not a snub of the Indigenous language by New ...

WELLINGTON: Maori groups threatened to boycott Air New Zealand on Thursday, accusing the airline of cultural theft over its attempt to trademark the masthead of its in-flight magazine Kia Ora. The ...

t's a friendly greeting heard everywhere in New Zealand, but charges of cultural appropriation have pitted Kiwis with indigenous Maori heritage against the national airline, after it sought to ...

New Zealand’s national carrier, Air New Zealand, has offended the country’s Maori people by attempting to trademark an image of the words kia ora; the greeting for hello. The airline applied in May to ...

The Maori language of New Zealand has just expanded by 200 words and phrases, freshly minted to describe mental health, addiction and disability issues. Keri Opai, the civil servant who helped devise ...