The Regatta began in 1896, when Mahuta was arikinui, as a way to unite the community and iwi of the Ngāruawāhia region. Te ...

Festivals like the biannual Tāmaki Herenga Waka Festival in Auckland celebrate Māori culture with opportunities to sail ...

(Kai Schwoerer/STUFF via AP) A Waka, a Māori canoe, is paddled at at Waitangi, New Zealand on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, as the ...

Dutch paddler Koos Wabeke says getting involved with kaupapa waka - and learning about the Māori world - has changed his life.

Rapper Waka Flocka Flame credits his mom for being his biggest role model Moses Robinson/Getty Waka Flocka Flame’s mom, Debra Antney, raised him in the world of hip-hop. She is a renowned ...