Mt. Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori 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 ...

More than 30 different ethnic groups presented traditional music and dance with their own national characteristics and cultural diversity in the New Z ...

New Zealand’s government plans to have 1 million Kiwis speaking basic te reo – the language of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori population – by 2040. There are also calls to make the ...

Through words and expressions, the Maori pass down stories, traditions, and values that have shaped generations. From art and music to New Zealand's popular sports teams, Maori influence is palpable.

In the 1980s, a band of young Maori musicians set out to sing about their language and their culture. They named themselves Aotearoa. In this episode of Essential New Zealand Albums Nick Bollinger ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A man takes a picture of his wife with Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, in the background in New ...

A mountain in New Zealand has been granted the same legal rights as a person, after a law recognising injustices done to the Maori people during colonisation was passed unopposed in parliament.

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

its Maori name – is considered an ancestral being by indigenous people. The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest on New Zealand’s North Island at 8,261ft and a popular ...