She’s someone who wears Gucci and she wears moko kauae,” Ms Sykes added, referring to a traditional Maori chin tattoo. “She is leading us into uncharted and turbulent waters, and she will do ...

From world-class wines in the Marlborough region to the traditional Maori 'Hangi' (food cooked using heated rocks in a pit ...

Both cultures hold family, food, festivity and ... the increasing visibility of traditional practices such as moko kanohi (facial tattoos) and the inclusion of Maori perspectives in media and ...

Following the anointment of his daughter, the King’s coffin was taken to the Waikato River by hearse before being paddled in a flotilla of traditional Maori waka or canoe to Taupiri Mountain ...

A statement released by representatives said Nga Wai Hono i te Po had been chosen by Maori elders to replace ... to bid farewell to the King in a traditional funeral. King Tuheitia was buried ...

Her election is "certainly a break" from traditional Māori successions, which "tend to succeed to the eldest child, usually a male", said Māori cultural advisor Karaitiana Taiuru. From our ...

New Zealand’s government plans to have 1 million Kiwis speaking basic te reo – the language of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori population – by 2040. There are also calls to make the ...

New Zealand's Maori chiefs anointed a 27-year-old queen as their new monarch Thursday, a surprise choice hailed as a symbol of change for the country's Indigenous community. Nga Wai hono i te po ...

She’s someone who wears Gucci and she wears moko kauae,” Ms Sykes added, referring to a traditional Maori chin tattoo. “She is leading us into uncharted and turbulent waters, and she will do it with ...

"It is certainly a break from traditional Maori leadership appointments which tend to succeed to the eldest child, usually a male," Maori cultural advisor Karaitiana Taiuru told AFP. Taiuru said ...