Traditional Mäori lullaby – oriori – are the subject of new PhD research to be written entirely in Mäori by Wellington-based student Amster Reedy. Mr Reedy says he was motivated to research ...

A karakia has been performed by tangata whenua and local kaumaatua to acknowledge the significance of Lake Waikare and the nearby Whangamarino wetland to Waikato-Tainui and local hapuu. The event at ...

People who passed away in the last year are remembered in a fireside ritual. Photo / Laurel Stowell Prayers for the new year that started on Mt Ruapehu on Monday were carried down the Whanganui River ...

Dr Rāwiri Tinirau: "Our tūpuna had a very deep understanding about brain health and wellbeing." Photo / Moana Ellis A National Science Challenge study of Māori brain health will draw on whakairo ...

Tuarā Civil Roading Limited owner Hone Tipene leads his company by following te ao Māori principles. Photo: Lisa Burd / TARANAKI DAILY NEWS Before Hone Tipene makes a call on whether to take a job or ...

Kingi Tūheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII’s spokesman said the King felt “belittled” after a traditional karakia (Maori incantation) was not carried out at a gathering for Kiwi coronation guests at NZ ...