Rotorua, New Zealand- a land where steam and sulfur rise from the earth, and the air hums with the echoes of ancient stories. Nestled in this geothermal wonderland lies Te Puia, a cultural and ...

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous ... a co-leader of the political party Te Pati Maori and a descendant of the Taranaki tribes, using a phrase that means ancestral ...

The bill is a "huge sense of betrayal" and "nothing more than us having to defend that we exist," said Debbie Ngarewa-Packe, the co-leader of New Zealand's Te Pāti Maori Party. New Zealand now ...

New Zealand’s government plans to have 1 million Kiwis speaking basic te reo – the language of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori population – by 2040. There are also calls to make the ...

Crowd enjoying the Kai Marketplace at Waitangi Day at Te Puia 2024. Photo / Stephen Parker ... to learn about the history of the day. The New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute (NZMACI ...

Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, traditionally welcome the new ... the fire from the mountain to the Whanganui River, or Te Awa Tupua, the river of sacred power. Maori tribes have ...

For Temepara, who was named New Zealand’s Gardener of the Year in 2011, this powerful sense of kinship has shaped her passion for championing Maori culture through initiatives that celebrate the ...

A man takes a picture of his wife with Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, in the background in New Plymouth, New Zealand ... of the political party Te Pati Maori and a descendant of ...

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being ...