The proposed bill could redefine the country's relationship with Indigenous people AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay Māori lawmakers performed a traditional haka dance to protest a New Zealand bill ...

Taranaki Maunga, known by New Zealand's non-Maori population as Mount Taranaki, has been recognized by the country's ...

Sept. 5 (UPI) --A new Maori queen was anointed Thursday when the king of New Zealand's indigenous people who died late last month was laid to rest. A statement from the Kiingitanga, meaning the ...

Parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members performed a haka — a traditional ceremonial group dance — to disrupt the vote on a controversial bill.

Protesters oppose bill which critics say undermines Indigenous Maori rights and threatens race relations. ... with over 35,000 people estimated to be participating in the march.

The Maori people are New Zealand’s indigenous population. New Zealand is one of the most recently inhabited parts of the globe, with the Maori arriving from the surrounding Pacific islands in ...

New Zealanders are marching, performing haka to protest divisive bill. The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to revise New Zealand’s foundational agreement with Maori people and is hugely unpopular ...

Maori politicians broke with protocol at the opening of New Zealand’s parliament, pledging allegiance to their descendants and the country’s founding document before swearing an oath to ...

The longer term vision is that by 2040, 85% of New Zealanders will value te reo Maori as a key part of their nationality; 1 million people will be able to speak the basics, and that 150,000 Maori ...

When New Zealand kicked off the Women's World Cup opener against Norway last week, just three of the 23 Football Ferns traced their roots to the Indigenous Maori people.

HAMILTON, New Zealand — When New Zealand kicked off in the Women’s World Cup opener against Norway last week, just three of the 23 Football Ferns traced their roots to the Indigenous Maori people.