Over a decade ago, the Native American sketch comedy group 1491s went online and asked their fans and supporters a simple question: “How do you say, ‘I Love You’ in your Indigenous language?” ...

The only love story in the bestseller chart on Valentine’s Day. 5 Kāwai: For Such a Time as This (Kāwai 1) by Monty Soutar (David Bateman, $39.99) 7 All That We Know by Shilo Kino (Hachette, $37.99) ...

When saying thank you for birthday wishes, it's essential to remember cultural differences. In different languages ... More Thank You Replies For Happy Birthday Wishes When thanking someone ...

Learning the love languages of you and your partner ... but come their birthday, they respond with, “I would’ve been happy just ordering in and then snuggling up on the couch together.” ...

Speakers on the paepae often use symbolic language, embellishing their kōrero with whakataukī ... "She's beautiful, just her presence makes everyone happy." After formalities had finished, the kapa ...

"I remember I was telling my partner and trying not to cry and I said don't make a big deal out of it, but I was proud of ...

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 ...

Eru Kapa-Kingi, the spokesman of Toitū te Tiriti, speaks to hīkoi participants in Kirikiriroa (Hamilton). He says the movement will continue the momentum from the hīkoi. Photo / Alex Cairns ...

But a Maori protest movement of the 1970s and ‘80s led to a surge of recognition for the Maori language, culture and rights in New Zealand law. Redress has included billions of dollars in Treaty of ...

You grab a gift and an endearing birthday greeting card, but you may open the card and wonder “What happy birthday wish ...