Marsters knows the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute well, having been a tauira (student) himself in the 37th ...

Te Mahurehure Marae in the inner city Auckland suburb of Pt Chevalier has come from humble beginnings and today is a monument ...

Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po welcomed the masses to her first Tūrangawaewae Regatta as Arikinui on Saturday, as the ...

The wood sported strange holes ... when waka have been found—whether it’s elsewhere in Polynesia or in Aotearoa [the Maori name for New Zealand]—you find very small parts of them.

Hosted at Te Paepae - the cultural heartbeat of the festival - groups of about 20 at a time are being encouraged to connect with te ao Māori through games and drills.

Known as aromatherapy, the art of burning incense sticks or diffusing essential oils dates back thousands of years. Used in ritualistic practices and religious traditions, today, it’s not uncommon to ...

Russ Cook received a Maori welcome when he arrived in New Zealand (Toby Jones/PA) Speaking to the PA news agency from Christchurch in New Zealand, Mr Cook said: “I’m looking forward to getting back ...

One of the premier throwing weapons of the Indian Subcontinent, the Chakram is a sharpened disc-like ring with a dull edge on the inside that allows it to be spun on a finger to gather velocity before ...

Albatross In early February, the regular walkers of the North Lorne beach would have been saddened to see the crumpled ...

Perhaps the most significant find in Polynesian archaeological history has been discovered in the Chatham Islands.