culture and language. Today, New Zealand society still feel the effects of such cultural erasure. The Maori remain marginalised and excluded from decisions about the way the country is run.

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person ... of the 1970s and ...

Festivals like the biannual Tāmaki Herenga Waka Festival in Auckland celebrate Māori culture with opportunities to sail ...

Taranaki Maunga is an honored ancestor to the Maori, something the New Zealand government has cemented with this designation.

A player grounded in and strengthened by his Māori culture, All Stars forward Jordan Riki is also open to one day ...

The NRL is proud to showcase Indigenous and Māori excellence in business as the rugby league world turns its focus to the ...

(Kai Schwoerer/STUFF via AP) A Waka, a Māori canoe, is paddled at at Waitangi, New Zealand on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, as the ...

The national holiday marks the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi between Maori chiefs and colonising British forces, widely seen as the birth of modern New Zealand. More than 80,000 people were expected to ...

A 8,200ft mountain has now been recognised as a person in a bizarre move by New Zealand. The country's government recognised Mount Taranaki - now known by its Maori name, Taranaki Maunga - after ...