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Prof Margaret Mutu: deeper issues of inequality and cultural suppression in New Zealand’s parliament Latest News updates from ...
The writings of four generations of the Maaka whànau spanning over 120 years are featured in Bradford Haami's new book Pþtea Whakairo: Màori and the Written Word launched today at the Ministry ...
IN this book Mrs. Rout reports the sacred lore of the Maori as faithfully transmitted to her by a Maori noble, Hohepa Te Rake, and solemn declarations to that effect by both participants in the ...
A “Maori renaissance” blossomed in the 1970s as language activists championed their cause and Maori fought for greater political representation, denied since New Zealand was colonized by the ...
Tibble, 28, has been hailed as the fresh, funny and immensely skilled voice of a generation. By Natasha Frost Reporting from Auckland, New Zealand As an Indigenous New Zealander, the poet Tayi ...
J.P. Pomare’s latest book tackles the issues of racism and injustice. There are three voices telling this story, though prose-wise there’s not much of a distinction between them.
The Whanganui has long been bound up with Maori culture: it is regarded as taonga, a treasured possession; and its new legal status was achieved during the period of a conservative government in ...
The haka, the ceremonial war dance or challenge, is perhaps the best-known Maori cultural touchstone outside New Zealand, due to its use by the All Blacks, the country’s three-time World Cup ...