The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...

Photo / Mark Mitchell The Green Party jumped more than any other party, rising by 3.7 points to 13.2%, while Act (0.8-point ...

There were also conflicts between people of different nationalities, some of which had turned bloody. There were arguments ...

Two-thirds of Māori births in the Bay of Plenty are “high risk”, prompting concern from local iwi about Whakatāne Hospital ...

Kerri Nuku also called for the embracing of tikanga to make Māori patients and nurses more comfortable.

Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New Zealand, to celebrate the country's national day.

It’s often a day marked by spirited politics and at times boisterous protest. But Thursday’s anniversary of New Zealand’s ...

Dressed in all white, the new queen stood out immediately among the kuia and kaumātua wearing their usual black formal ...

Rotorua is set to showcase its "rich Māori culture" and rongoā as host of the World Indigenous Cancer Conference next year.

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand is legally a person, enjoying all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. The move ...

A settlement under which a New Zealand mountain has been granted the same legal right as a person has become law after years of negotiations. It means Taranaki Maunga [Mt Taranaki] will effectively ...

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