Maori people speak te reo Maori and have different tribes, or iwi, spread throughout the country. The two islands were originally called Aotearoa by the Maori. The name New Zealand was given to ...

Te Pāti Māori co-founder, leader and long-serving MP Dame Tariana Turia has died. Turia passed away in the early hours of ...

To honour his exploits, the Maori people used an entire sentence to name ... ancestor of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi (tribe) and was a famous chief and warrior. Legend has it that while travelling ...

Northland residents and holidaymakers can take part in a community-based archaeological excavation in Doubtless Bay on ...

In a powerful step toward addressing years of systemic inequities, the Te Tiratū Iwi Māori Partnership Board ... health system to work better for our people. For too long, Māori voices have ...

Health Minister Dr Shane Reti says Iwi Māori Partnership Boards have taken a major step as part of the Government’s commitment to the health of Māori communities. Minister Reti has now ...

In a social media post, iwi collective Te Ranga Tupua says she has not been given much time - but that she's surrounded by the love and support of her whanau. It's urging people to be wary of ...

The National Iwi Chairs Forum, a collective of tribal leaders ... arguing non-Indigenous citizens are losing out because of policies designed to uplift Maori. But Maori and their supporters say the ...