The death of the 28th Maori Battalion's Sir Robert "Bom" Gilllies was a reminder of the treatment that Maori serviceman received when they returned home from the war. For families who remained at home ...

“Understanding Romans through a Māori lens makes it much easier to grasp Roman politics. Concepts like mana and tangata ...

Thousands of people joined a march towards New Zealand's national capital on Friday after a contentious bill that would reinterpret the country's 184-year-old founding document passed its first hurdle ...

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs. It paved the way for British annexation of New Zealand while requiring the Crown to protect Maori ...

New Zealand’s youngest Member of Parliament, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, has once again captured national and international ...

Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race ...

Traditionally, it would be awarded only to people from the upper echelons of Maori society, or given as a gift to people from outside the community if they were thought to be of equally high standing.

The Maori language of New Zealand has just expanded by 200 words and phrases, freshly minted to describe mental health, addiction and disability issues. Keri Opai, the civil servant who helped ...

While the march, or hikoi, was sparked by the bill currently before parliament, organisers hope it will ignite a broader conversation about New Zealand's relationship to Maori, he said.

The word tattoo comes from the Tahitian word "Tatau" in traditional Maori society. Traditional tattooing tools included a small bone comb, a piece of tortoise shell, and a fishbone. The ink was ...