Look, I understand entirely why I face such hostility on this blog for speaking Māori. It is perceived as “virtue signalling”, which is a perception that has arisen in the context of decades of ...

Te Puna Mataatahi from the Gold Coast made its debut on the Polyfest stage. Layla Bailey-McDowell, Māori News Journalist An ...

First made public in 2023 and taking effect from the start of 2025, the regulatory changes would require a compulsory law course on tikanga Māori under the legal education curriculum, as well as the ...

Polyfest started 50 years ago, with only four schools participating. It has since grown to be the largest Maori and Pacific Islands festival of its kind in the world, show-casing traditional music, ...

The South Pacific tour marks Scotland's first matches in New Zealand for 25 years and kicks off against the Maori All Blacks ...

On a Saturday morning this March, my 9-year-old son Raymond Hsu emerged from an exam room at Queen Margaret College in ...

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

These appointments will strengthen our efforts to make te reo Māori more accessible in homes, schools, and communities,” Minister Potaka said.

Noah Rehu, a student at Papakura High School, wore a traditional Tongan ta'ovala (mat) and kafa (rope). In the Tongan culture, wearing a ta'ovala is a gesture of respect for tradition.

NRL legend Benji Marshall captivated the crowd at his wife Zoe's Sydney book launch on Wednesday night with a mesmerising ...

Te Pāti Māori says it will hold its own "alternative independent hearing".

Prior to playing Nashville's Cannery Hall, Maui-born Maoli highlighted why his Pacific Islands sound intersects with ...