Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New Zealand’s Maori chiefs have anointed Nga Wai hono i te po as their new queen and eighth monarch, to succeed her father King ...

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 ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A new Maori Queen was anointed Thursday, taking on the role at a time when New Zealand is facing some of the biggest challenges to race relations in two decades. A statement ...

For all the chat about moving the All Stars game, fans wanted more after Sunday’s clash ended in disappointing circumstances.

Krystal Blackwell and Jada Taylor came up with some big moments that helped the Indigenous All Stars come from 14-0 down to beat their Maori counterparts.

Tens of thousands of people have marched on New Zealand’s capital against a bill to redefine Maori rights in one of the largest protests in the country’s history. Haka chants rang out across the ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Plans by New Zealand's conservative government to roll back Maori rights reforms have revived race as a hot political issue in the Pacific nation, which was previously lauded ...

On their 2023 album Whakarehu, the track Kupe (featuring Melodownz) name-checks legendary Polynesian explorer Kupe and ...

In political news outside the U.S., New Zealand Parliament was briefly suspended yesterday after Maori members performed a haka, a traditional ceremonial group dance, to disrupt the vote on a ...

A United Nations committee warned that Maori rights were under serious threat and systemic disparities for the Indigenous population may worsen, in its most scathing review of New Zealand’s record on ...

Indigenous Maori politicians broke with protocol at the opening of New Zealand’s parliament on Tuesday, pledging allegiance first to their descendants and the country’s founding document before ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A new Maori Queen was anointed Thursday, taking on the role at a time when New Zealand is facing some of the biggest challenges to race relations in two decades. A statement ...