By Kristine Sabillo New Zealand has formally granted a mountain legal personhood for the first time, recognizing not only its ...

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a ...

its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land are people before. The pristine, snow-capped ...

its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land are people before. The pristine, snow-capped ...

Loreen Henare had her first taste of kapa haka as a 4-year-old performing with her parents and whānau. Forty-eight years later, she’s still in love with kapa haka, waiata, poi and mōteatea (chant) and ...

Paranihi (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Tuwharetoa), better known as Mimi, featured on season six of Love Island Australia, which aired ...

The measures are widely derided and prompted tens of thousands of people to march on Parliament in Wellington last November. As Seymour — who is Māori — spoke, women stood as one and silently turned ...

Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New Zealand, to celebrate the country's national day. Waitangi Day marks the first signing of New Zealand's founding document: The ...

Rotorua is set to showcase its "rich Māori culture" and rongoā as host of the World Indigenous Cancer Conference next year. More than 600 international health professionals, researchers, clinicians, ...

Thousands of people are rocking “positive vibes” today at Māori in the Moana. Hosted by Ngāi Te Rangi, the free event at ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is considered an ancestor by Indigenous people. The snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest on New Zealand’s North ...