Led by Māori and Pasifika queer communities, the counterculture has gone from performing in lounges and clubs to Wellington’s national museum ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The haka, a chanting dance of challenge, is sacred to New Zealand’s Māori people but it’s become a beloved cultural institution among New Zealanders of all races.

Māori who have been recognised for 2026 include Companions, Officers, and Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit, as well ...

Ngāi Tahu businessman Rod Drury has been appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The speaker of New Zealand ’s Parliament told lawmakers he would not consider further complaints about the use of the country’s Māori name, Aotearoa, in Parliament, ...

Karen Bird's research on Māori wards and electoral systems designed to represent ethnic and Indigenous groups in countries worldwide is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of ...

Air New Zealand is launching new uniforms for all of its crew around the world, and the new designs incorporate elements of Māori heritage. The design details—including custom prints that draw from ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rāwhiti ...