Māori educator Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi, a founder of the Kōhanga Reo movement, has died. She was 95. A social media pānui posted to Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust's Facebook page said Dame ...

Taonga is a broad and encompassing word. In the Māori version of Te Tiriti o Waitangi the Crown granted te iwi Māori tino ...

A bill aimed at ending long-standing rights from the indigenous population has fuelled this year’s heated events.

New Zealand commemorates its national day on Thursday, Waitangi Day, marking 185 years since the signing of its foundational ...

New Zealand marked Waitangi Day, which laid the country's bicultural foundation, on Thursday to commemorate the 185th annive ...

It's often a day marked by spirited politics and at times boisterous protest. But Thursday's anniversary of New ...

Mākere Hurst (Ngāti Rākaipaaka, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Rongomaiwahine) is ANZ NZ’s Te Ao Māori Kairangahau Matua principal researcher. The latest Census data shows that just 27.5% of ...

Politicians from the coalition government received a frosty reception at Waitangi this year, but Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says the pōwhiri that received so much attention was just one ...

A Dutch paddler who has travelled around the world to take part in today’s Waitangi Day commemorations says getting involved with kaupapa waka – and learning about the Māori world – has ...

Dutch paddler Koos Wabeke says getting involved with kaupapa waka - and learning about the Māori world - has changed his life.

This December marked the beginning of an unforgettable three-day cultural and musical extravaganza as MC Charlene hosted the highly anticipated Waka Waka Festival at Stade Sambava, Madagascar.