Ceillhe Sperath’s ancestors arrived in New Zealand nearly two centuries before Christopher Columbus set off for the New World. Yet for much of the last two centuries, the Maori, the descendants of ...

Tens of thousands of people have marched on New Zealand’s capital against a bill to redefine Maori rights in one of the largest protests in the country’s history. Haka chants rang out across the ...

A United Nations committee warned that Maori rights were under serious threat and systemic disparities for the Indigenous population may worsen, in its most scathing review of New Zealand’s record on ...

The Maori of New Zealand anointed a new monarch on Thursday, officially installing 27-year-old Nga Wai Hono i te Po as their second-ever queen. The ceremony capped off a week of mourning for the ...

Nga Wai Hono i te Po, 27, is the second woman to assume the ceremonial role. She takes the throne as some of the country’s pro-Maori policies are being pared back. By Victoria Kim The Maori of New ...

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An umbrella group comprising at least 80 Maori tribes has sent an open letter to King Charles III demanding that he intervene in New Zealand politics and ensure the government honours its obligations ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities ...

In New Zealand this week, thousands of Indigenous Maori took to the streets in protest. They have been voicing their disapproval of the new conservative government's plans to review a treaty that was ...

In New Zealand, thousands of indigenous Maori are protesting the new conservative government's plans to review a treaty that was signed by British colonists and Maori chiefs almost 200 years ago. In ...