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

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New ...

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

representing ngā iwi Māori (the tribes of the Māori people). They stand as guardians, embodying kaitiakitanga – protection of our country, our identity, and our whenua (land). The two pou ...

Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New Zealand, to celebrate the country's national day.

"If people wonder why church attendance is in freefall ... The treaty between the British Crown and more than 500 Māori chiefs paved the way for the annexation of New Zealand, while requiring ...

Mount Taranaki is considered sacred and an ancestor of the local Māori people A settlement under which a New Zealand mountain has been granted the same legal right as a person has become law ...

There’s lots of people that have trampled on it as they’ve walked in and out.” The report quoted Māori nurses who had described their experience in the medical field. “My view of being ...

The latest unemployment figures reveal that job losses are hitting Māori and Pacific people especially hard, with Māori unemployment reaching a staggering 9.7% for the December 2024 quarter and ...

its Māori 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 ...