New Zealand reckons with its own divisive culture war
New Zealand is deeply divided over the Treaty Principles Bill, which seeks to reinterpret the de facto constitution. Now the ...
Animated short portrays enduring love and dementia
A new moving and very personal animated short film Mirumiru looks at the love and bond between two kaumatu, an elderly Maori couple, Shorty and Lena as they deal with Lena's progressing mate wareware ...
Aotearoa or New Zealand, what’s the official name of New Zealand?
The conflict over Aotearoa, a word increasingly prominent in New Zealand life, arose last month when one lawmaker objected to ...
New Zealand’s foreign minister berates Mexico-born MP for use of nation’s Maori name
Winston Peters, who is Maori, objected to Ricardo Menendez March calling New Zealand by its Maori name, ‘Aotearoa’, in ...
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Aotearoa Debate Sparks Culture Clash in New Zealand's Parliament
New Zealand's Parliament debated the use of its Maori name, Aotearoa, after one lawmaker's objection. The Speaker ruled in favor of using Aotearoa, reflecting a cultural divide and increasing Maori ...
New Zealand lawmakers told to stop complaining about use of the country's Maori name in Parliament
The speaker of New Zealand ’s Parliament told lawmakers he would not consider further complaints about the use of the ...
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Maori Culture and Modern Civilisation
he did not go beyond the warrant of the results of scientific study of the Maori during the last generation or more. When he reviewed the relations of white administration and the natives from the ...
Love knows no limits, ambitious Hurricane returns from injury
Ruben Love, a Super Rugby standout and All Blacks debutant last season, plays his first game of the year for the Wellington ...
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Acclaimed Māori musician Stan Walker makes his Maui debut
Get ready for a brilliant night of music when acclaimed Māori musician Stan Walker will make his Maui debut at the Maui Arts ...