Meet the Māori people of New Zealand, who are preserving their culture through storytelling, voyaging, and language revival. And learn how you can respectfully engage with their living legacy today as ...

As Aotearoa New Zealand approaches its 2025 local elections, the future of Māori wards- special council seats designed to improve Māori representation-is under intense debate. A recent law requires ...

Waitangi Day is a multi-day series of events, summits and cultural celebrations centred in northern New Zealand at the site of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.

WELLINGTON - Bare-chested Maori bellowed haka chants Thursday to mark New Zealand's national day, holding spirited ceremonies as critics accuse the government of eroding Indigenous rights. The ...

Despite that, by the time New Zealand gained independence, 90 per cent of Maori land was reportedly taken by the British Crown. In 1975, the government formed the Waitangi Tribunal, a permanent ...

Many critics of the bill -- including some of New Zealand's most respected lawyers -- see it as an attempt to strip long-agreed rights from the country's 900,000 strong Maori population.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the proposal will not become law. The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 by Maori chiefs and representatives of the British Crown.

Stay informed. Many critics – including some of New Zealand’s most respected lawyers – see it as an attempt to strip long-agreed rights from the country’s 900,000 strong Maori population.

It follows a Maori tradition of hikoi, or walking, to bring attention to breaches of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi – and is likely to be the largest treaty rights demonstration in the history of ...

New Zealand is often considered a world leader when it comes to supporting indigenous rights – but under Luxon's centre-right government, there are fears those rights are now at risk.

While the bill lacks enough support to pass, critics see in it a desire to reverse decades of policies that aimed to empower Maori, who make up around 20% of the 5.3 million population but have ...