If the voters of Tamaki Makarau send Oriini Kaipara to Parliament this Saturday they need a collective mental health assessment where the first question should be “are you barking mad?” In the history ...

A high-profile newsreader in New Zealand has publicly slapped down an irate viewer who had repeatedly complained about her traditional face tattoo. In 2021, Newshub presenter Oriini Kaipara became the ...

Parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members performed a haka — a traditional ceremonial group dance — to disrupt the vote on a controversial bill. The haka is a powerful ...

WELLINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - A new Maori Queen was anointed Thursday, taking on the role at a time when New Zealand is facing some of the biggest challenges to race relations in two decades. A ...

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British ...

Phil Walter / Getty Images The Maori of New Zealand anointed a new monarch on Thursday, officially installing 27-year-old Nga Wai Hono i te Po as their second-ever queen. The ceremony capped off a ...

In New Zealand, thousands of indigenous Maori are protesting the new conservative government's plans to review a treaty that was signed by British colonists and Maori chiefs almost 200 years ago. In ...

New Zealand has long been known for its progressive policies, including efforts to correct and address historical wrongs against its indigenous Māori population. But as Ali Rogin reports, a new ...

Nga Wai Hono i te Po, 27, is the second woman to assume the ceremonial role. She takes the throne as some of the country’s pro-Maori policies are being pared back. By Victoria Kim The Maori of New ...

Te Rawhitiroa Bosch, right, canceled his trip to the U.S. due to concerns that his moko mataora (Maori face tattoos for men) could get him detained at the border. Ihirangi Heke, left, is a New ...

Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell objects to a lobby group's post. She claims it misrepresents her views on Maori wards. This ...

Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell has criticised Hobson's Pledge for using her image without permission in a social media post ...