Early crew members of the voyaging canoe Hokulea have gathered in Hawaii to celebrate the vessel's 50th birthday.
The boat, known as a waka, was unearthed in the Chatham Islands. Researchers say it could be one of the most significant ...
“It’s just a piece of paper that should be given no ‘mana,’” Maipi-Clarke, New Zealand’s youngest member of Parliament in 170 years, said in an interview here, using the Maori word for ...
To read about a 600-year-old canoe discovered on South Island with a turtle carved into its hull, go to "Around the World: New Zealand." ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The speaker of New Zealand ’s Parliament told lawmakers he would not consider further complaints about the use of the country’s Māori name, Aotearoa ...
New Zealand’s government plans to have 1 million Kiwis speaking basic te reo – the language of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori population – by 2040. There are also calls to make the ...