More and more Maori women are reviving the traditional moko kauae chin tattoo, reclaiming a symbol of Indigenous identity and self-determination. In New Zealand, Maori women are reclaiming tradition ...

Equality Maori to Own Iconic NZ Hiking Track After Historic Agreement The coastline of Abel Tasman National Park in New Zealand. Photographer: Martin Vlnas/iStockphoto/Getty Images By Ainsley Thomson ...

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After a tough few months for Te Pati Maori, its AGM is taking place today. Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said the country is "facing the most destructive government in our history," and the party is ...

A youth who was “minding his own business” before he was set upon and robbed of his phone, wallet and shoes on Malop St now fears walking in central Geelong alone, a court has heard. Teawhiawhi ...

Teawhiawhi Moana-Wharenui, 24, fronted the County Court on Monday having earlier pleaded guilty to armed robbery and possessing counterfeit money. He was jailed for six months by Judge Gerard Mullaly ...

Te Rawhitiroa Bosch, right, canceled his trip to the U.S. due to concerns that his moko mataora (Maori face tattoos for men) could get him detained at the border. Ihirangi Heke, left, is a New ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, a 22-year-old lawmaker in New Zealand’s Parliament, shot to international fame last year when she ripped up a controversial bill and performed a ...

New Zealand has long been known for its progressive policies, including efforts to correct and address historical wrongs against its indigenous Māori population. But as Ali Rogin reports, a new ...

Earlier this week, tens of thousands of people converged on Aotearoa New Zealand’s Parliament in a show of solidarity against a legislative onslaught against Indigenous rights. They had marched ...

BARE-CHESTED MAORI warriors led 42,000 protesters to New Zealand’s parliament on November 19th. Some of the demonstrators, waving red, black and white Maori flags, had marched hundreds of miles to ...