The singer-songwriter’s new album wasn’t intended to be political, but it arrives at a tense moment for Aotearoa politics.

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 ...

The Russian propaganda network Pravda is expanding its activities to New Zealand by using Maori-language websites. Experts suggest this is evidence of Russia's global and long-term strategic activity.

Tuesday’s protest was preceded by a nine-day march – or hikoi in the Maori language – that began in the country’s far north, with thousands joining rallies in towns and cities as marchers ...

and I am very pleased that we have a language which is used in so many countries around the world. But Maori is also an official language in Aotearoa (NZ). Maori people used to be forbidden to use ...

“The heartbeat of Kashiwa,” “Now is the time, this is the moment,” shouted the young players in the Maori language on Sept. 24. For the children who dream of one day playing in the Rugby ...

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The karanga is out! Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, the Māori Language Commission, is calling for nominations for Ngā Tohu Reo Māori 2025 – a celebration of those who are championing the normalisation ...

The new queen studied the Maori language and customary law at New Zealand’s Waikato University. She also taught “kapa haka” performing arts to children. To mark the anniversary of the king ...

Redress efforts have bolstered a dwindling Maori language and culture — now experiencing a resurgence — and resulted in billion-dollar settlements for stolen Maori land. – What did the ...