About 80-90 people from six iwi have turned out at Taupo's Wairakei Resort to hear Deputy Prime Minister Bill English present the Government's water rights roadshow. Today is the second day of the ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Service (OSH) of the Department of Labour has produced The English-Maori Glossary of Occupational Safety and Health terms. "This glossary has been created as there ...

A teenage thrash metal band screams out Maori lyrics in its latest videos. A popular radio host is learning New Zealand’s indigenous language and sharing new vocabulary with his audience. And ...

When the Maori Language Act was signed in July 1987, the same organisation that had lodged a Treaty of Waitangi claim that led to the creation of the legislation was protesting against it. It was ...

A march along the Wellington Waterfront to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Maori Language Week in September. - COURTESY OF MAORI LANGUAGE COMMISSION WELLINGTON: When 34-year-old Tze Wee enrolled in ...

Reporters in New Zealand are getting hate mail for occasionally using Maori words in their broadcasts — despite it being one of the country's official languages. More often on radio and TV broadcasts ...