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 ...

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.

New Zealand's deputy prime minister brushed off criticism on Friday of his claims that colonisation had been positive for the ...

This weekend’s National Rugby League clash between the Indigenous All Stars and the New Zealand Māori men’s and women’s sides marks a decade-and-a-half of recognising a unique aspect of the ...

Members of New Zealand's parliament have rallied the international community in support of the island country's indigenous groups, as contentious legislation moves forward that could threaten Maori ...

First signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs, the Treaty of Waitangi lays down how the two parties agreed to govern. The interpretation of clauses in the document ...

Outdated laws mean Indigenous children in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia can currently be denied citizenship on the lands of their ancestors. The issue came to the fore last month, when the ...

SYDNEY, May 20 (Reuters) - The New Zealand government on Tuesday deferred a vote over the rare suspension of three Indigenous lawmakers from parliament for performing a haka, the Maori ceremonial ...

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