New Zealand’s government plans to ... If we can sing our national anthem proudly in both English and Maori, we should embrace it in our own homes, too.

It comes after the deputy prime minister tried to ban lawmakers from calling the country Aotearoa in parliament.

Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, traditionally welcome the new year in June, around the time of their winter solstice. For tribes in the Whanganui region, the new year is heralded by ...

The first verse of the anthem is sung in Maori before it is repeated ... “They just botched the national anthem for New Zealand,” one onlooker remarked. Others found it hugely disrespectful ...