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 ...

Report also raises alarm over budget cuts to Maori services and moves to minimise role of Treaty of Waitangi in education and ...

Kiingi Tuheitia, the Maori king who called for unity among New Zealand's Indigenous tribes during his 18 years in his ceremonial but influential role, died Friday. He was 69. His death was announced ...

In a historic event for the Maori people of New Zealand, tribal elders have elected a new queen, Ngā Wai Hono-i-te-Pōki, as reported by Lenta. The 27-year-old is the daughter of the late King Tūheitia ...

A controversy is brewing in New Zealand, as thousands of Kiwis recently took to the streets to protest a bill that would legally define the country's founding treaty — a change that opponents say ...

New Zealand’s Maori chiefs have anointed Nga Wai hono i te po as their new queen and eighth monarch, to succeed her father King Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII who passed away at 69 after a heart ...

He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.” This Māori proverb perfectly captures New Zealand Ambassador Dawn Bennett's philosophy of connection and community.

A Maori tribal group in Taranaki, New Zealand, is preventing Greymouth Petroleum from entering the site of a planned drilling campaign. The Otaraua Hapu, or Otaraua sub-tribe said it was contining its ...

The king, who had held the title for 18 years, was praised by New Zealand’s prime minister for his “unwavering commitment to his people.” By Alexandra E. Petri Kiingi Tuheitia, the Maori king who ...