Our planet’s magnetic field is constantly changing and evolving, making it impossible to know how the field behaved at any given point in the past. The only real way to study ancient magnetism is ...

An international team of scientists used data from Antarctic ice cores to trace a 700-year old increase in black carbon to an unlikely source: ancient Maori land-burning practices in New Zealand, ...

If you went to the hospital and they brought out mud to lather you up, you'd probably have some questions. That's exactly ...

As early as the 18th century, tribes in New Zealand have been engaging in trade that provided them resources for crafting cloaks and donning feathery fashion. Researchers studied the Maori tribe's ...

Maori history and British colonization would be taught to all children under the new rules, which supporters say reflects a renewed recognition of Maori history and culture WELLINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A wind-blown corner of New Zealand's wild east coast is to the indigenous Maori people what Plymouth Rock is to Americans -- revered as the place where their ancestors first ...

According to Maori myths and legends, a demigod named Maui was fishing with his brothers from a canoe – which is now known as the South Island – when he hooked a giant catch: the massive piece of land ...

Meet the Explorer: Taryn Beri is an independent tā moko practitioner in Wellington and a member of the Ngāti Toarangatira tribe of the Wellington Region, North Island, Aotearoa, New Zealand. The ...