Bringing with them the languages of their homelands, immigrants newly arrived by ship at Ellis Island await official ...

The Māori Language Bill has been passed by Parliament and includes a New Zealand-first. The Bill was written in Māori and English with a provision that if there were any debate regarding ...

Reaching a million te reo Māori speakers by 2040 to ensure the survival of the language will be a struggle at the current rate of learning, Māori Language Commissioner Rawinia Higgins says.

Although New Zealand’s 1852 constitution was theoretically colour-blind, very few Māori were able to vote in early elections ...

When you visit New Zealand, you’ll likely be greeted with “Kia ora,” a Māori-language welcome widely adopted by the country’s English-speaking population. The Māori were the first people ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law.

New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke received a ...

As Māori language and culture have become part of mainstream New Zealand in recent years, haka appear in a range of cultural, somber and celebratory settings.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law..

Maori Language Commission Chief Execuetive Ngahiwi Apanui hopes that by 2040, everyday conversations will contain a mix of both te reo and English. Not everyone in New Zealand supports this idea.

New Zealand legislators suspended three Māori lawmakers on June 5 after they performed a Haka, a chanting dance of challenge. The lawmakers aimed to protest a bill that could endanger Indigenous ...