Te Rawhitiroa Bosch, right, canceled his trip to the U.S. due to concerns that his moko mataora (Maori face tattoos for men) ...

The group that resurrected the dire wolf species is looking to reestablish a giant bird with the backing of legendary filmmaker Peter Jackson.

Indigenous Maori account for 16.5% of the country's roughly 5 million people, and Pacific peoples account for another 8.1%.. According to the latest government data, 62% of eligible Maori have had ...

Eight Maori people from New Zealand spent the last week in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., learning about the Inuvialuit culture and ...

Tens of thousands of people have marched on New Zealand’s capital against a bill to redefine Maori rights in one of the largest protests in the country’s history. Haka chants rang out across ...

Maori politician worries New Zealand's COVID plan is a 'death warrant' for her people New Zealand is moving away from a "zero cases" approach to COVID-19.

HAMILTON, New Zealand — When New Zealand kicked off in the Women’s World Cup opener against Norway last week, just three of the 23 Football Ferns traced their roots to the Indigenous Maori people.

Sept. 5 (UPI) --A new Maori queen was anointed Thursday when the king of New Zealand's indigenous people who died late last month was laid to rest.A statement from the Kiingitanga, meaning the ...

Maori is having a revival across New Zealand. Indigenous people are increasingly embracing their language, rejecting generations of stigma and shame associated with its use.

He was about to ascend a 148-foot-tall, 2,000-year-old kauri tree known as Tane Mahuta, a tree so sacred to the indigenous Maori people that even touching it is taboo.

She reiterated the importance that Maori people place on face tattoos, saying it represents one’s family and tribe. “The carvings that go on the face or head are also particularly sacred ...