Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, traditionally welcome the ... celebrate Puanga by making traditional kites. Every morning they assemble and say, "We are the river, and the river ...

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 ...

Thousands of protesters marched through New Zealand's capital Wellington ... The marchers included people of all ages. Some wore traditional Maori clothing and carried the Maori flag.

The award-winning gardener and host of TV series He Kākano grew up near Invercargill, or Waihōpai, the southernmost point of New Zealand ... where she served traditional Maori cuisine made ...