The Associated Press on MSN10d
New Zealand grants a mountain personhood, recognizing Taranaki Maunga as sacred to the Indigenous Māori people
The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...
The Spinoff8d
What did the Māori chiefs say before the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840?
There were also conflicts between people of different nationalities, some of which had turned bloody. There were arguments ...
Waitangi Day: Thousands gather in NZ as Māori rights in focus
Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New Zealand, to celebrate the country's national day.
Alien Weaponry: 'You get that same sense of connection in metal community as you do growing up Māori'
Brothers Henry and Lewis de Jong were just kids when they formed the metal band with their childhood friend Tūranga Edmonds.
Protests and a New Zealand leader’s absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Māori
The bill’s architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...
'Rich Māori culture': Rotorua to host major indigenous health conference
Rotorua is set to showcase its "rich Māori culture" and rongoā as host of the World Indigenous Cancer Conference next year.
CNN11d
A New Zealand mountain has been granted personhood. Here’s why that matters
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 ...
Whakatāne Hospital maternity service changes: Iwi concerned as two-thirds of Māori births ‘high risk’
Two-thirds of Māori births in the Bay of Plenty are “high risk”, prompting concern from local iwi about Whakatāne Hospital changing to a primary birthing service. NZME reported in December Health New ...
Māori in the Moana unites community with music and workshops on Waitangi Day
Thousands of people are rocking “positive vibes” today at Māori in the Moana. Hosted by Ngāi Te Rangi, the free event at ...
Tauranga’s Māori Ward Byelection – Who’s Running?
Nominations opened on Monday for the Te Awanui Ward byelection to fill the seat vacated by Mikaere Sydney, who resigned on ...
Sacred Māori mountain granted legal personhood in New Zealand
A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognised as a legal person on Thursday after a ...
The Boston Globe11d
A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
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 ...