Maori leaders are excited about the proposed launch of an online internet based registration service for Maori. The service will be launched by Tuhono in October and the level of interest and ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- In an ancient grove in northern New Zealand, the mighty conifer known as Tane Mahuta, lord of the forest, is threatened by the encroachment of a deadly enemy. It is the ...

A small British auction house has withdrawn from sale a rare Maori cloak which apparently once belonged to a tribal chief, after receiving online intimidation and insults. Burstow & Hewett, in the ...

”Now we are on the list of the rich and famous,” he says, tongue firmly in cheek. “The deal is complete the red carpet is ours!” Love is a Maori leader, a “kaumatua” (respected elder) in the ...

All of the country's oil and gas production is limited to the Taranaki province on the west coast of the North Island, although there are discoveries waiting to be developed on the east coast of the ...

An investment partnership formed by six Maori iwi, or tribes, has bought a 2.5% stake in Kaingaroa Timberlands from the NZ$24.9 billion (US$20.8 billion) New Zealand Superannuation Fund, Auckland. The ...

WELLINGTON — The Maori tribe that owns rights to the "Ka Mate" haka told anti-vaccine protesters Monday (Nov 15) to stop performing the famous ritual at demonstrations. The Ngati Toa — a tribe or iwi ...

Danish toy maker Lego has agreed to halt production of a range of toys based on ethnic cultures after protests about its use of Maori names for some toys, a Maori intellectual property lawyer said in ...