The bill's architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...

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 are people before. The pristine, snow-capped ...

It's often a day marked by spirited politics and at times boisterous protest. But Thursday's anniversary of New ...

The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain’s theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — 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 ...

With deserted beaches, mesmerizing world heritage sites and beautiful churches, Bahia is filled with history and culture. If ...

From an ethical whale shark safari in the Maldives to volunteering with bears in Romania, eco-friendly experiences are the ...

Expat Ashleigh Stewart decides to tour Christchurch, New Zealand's second city, to better understand its growing appeal ...

Hurst spent two months at the end of last year travelling around New Zealand talking to Māori in ... Rotorua and Wellington to the South Island. The people she spoke to included families trying ...

The Spinoff presents a simplified transcript of the speeches at the treaty signings in Waitangi, Hokianga and Kaitāia.

"If you're rich and famous ... if others come forward, people will say 'Oh, you're jumping on the bandwagon' and stuff like that." Clearwater said changes needed to be made surrounding name ...

In this paper, we raise some important issues relevant to suicide prevention for Maori people in New Zealand, in order to stimulate debate and provide appropriate suicide prevention action plans. 2.