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

There were also conflicts between people of different nationalities, some of which had turned bloody. There were arguments ...

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

Dressed in all white, the new queen stood out immediately among the kuia and kaumātua wearing their usual black formal ...

Rotorua is set to showcase its “rich Māori culture” and rongoā as host of More than 600 international health professionals, ...

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

Rotorua is set to showcase its "rich Māori culture" and rongoā as host of the World Indigenous Cancer Conference next year.

Two-thirds of Māori births in the Bay of Plenty are “high risk”, prompting concern from local iwi about Whakatāne Hospital changing to a primary birthing service. NZME reported in December Health New ...

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand is legally a person, enjoying all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. The move ...

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognised as a legal person on Thursday after a ...

A settlement under which a New Zealand mountain has been granted the same legal right as a person has become law after years of negotiations. It means Taranaki Maunga [Mt Taranaki] will effectively ...

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 ...