Around the world: Taranaki Maunga, a mountain in New Zealand, has been granted legal personhood, Rwanda initiates Heritage Forest project safeguarding ancient native trees, Kimberley Aboriginal ...

:: The MPs performed the haka before a vote on a bill to reinterpret a 184-year-old British-Maori treaty “The right to cast one's vote without impediment goes the heart of being a member of Parliament ...

WELLINGTON, New ZealandWELLINGTON, New Zealand — Thousands of protesters rallied against the New Zealand government’s Indigenous policies on Tuesday as the Parliament convened for the first time since ...

WAITANGI, New Zealand — In a fiery exchange at the birthplace of modern New Zealand, Indigenous leaders on Monday strongly criticized the government's approach to Maori, ahead of the country’s ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — When New Zealand established a national day for Matariki, the Māori new year, in 2022, making it the country’s first Indigenous public holiday, many New Zealanders ...

The country with arguably the toughest anti-smoking laws in the world is calling for an abrupt about-face. In December 2022, New Zealand passed pioneering legislation to cut down on smoking: limiting ...

Wellington, New Zealand — On the eve of New Zealand’s Māori language celebration week, the country’s right-wing political leaders ordered public agencies to stop affirmative action policies for Māori ...

Starting today, the Apple Maps app on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac now displays Indigenous lands in Australia and New Zealand, such as reserves and protected areas. In a press release, Apple said the ...

Christopher Luxon’s speech at the site of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi signing was at times drowned out by cries of “treason” from the large crowd.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — When Ngarauru Mako told her family she was calling off Christmas festivities in favor of celebrating Matariki, the Māori new year holiday that's experiencing a renaissance in ...