Taranaki Maunga — considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person under a new law.

The mountain is the third natural feature in New Zealand to be conferred personhood. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Scotland men will face New Zealand Maori for the first time in 25 years as part of their summer tour. Gregor Townsend's side will play at Semenoff Stadium in Whangarei on 5 July. New Zealand Maori ...

While the bill lacks sufficient support to pass, opponents see it as an attempt to reverse decades of progress in empowering the Maori, who face significant social disadvantages despite making up ...

The anger surrounding Waitangi Day stems from a controversial plan to redefine New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi, and thus its relationship with the Maori.

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 ...

A newly created entity will be “the face and voice” of the mountain, the law says, with four members from local Maori iwi, or tribes, and four members appointed by the country’s Conservation ...