Activists perform a haka during a protest to demand an end to Covid-19 restrictions and mandatory vaccination in Christchurch on November 13, 2021. - Copyright AFP ...

Elton John has received a specially made bird-feather cloak for his many visits to Maori communities. By The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Elton John has received a specially made ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. New Zealand's world famous war dance, the haka, has been officially given to a Maori tribe to help protect it from commercial rip-offs.

The king of New Zealand's Indigenous Maori people, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII (left), died on Friday - Copyright POOL/AFP/File Peter DRURY The king of ...

Rugby fans can look forward to seeing the All Blacks perform the famous Ka Mate haka before World Cup matches this summer after a landmark deal was struck with a Maori tribe Te Runanga o Toa Rangatira ...

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 ...

A New Zealand Māori tribe has demanded that anti-vaccine mandate advocates stop using its ceremonial dance, the "Ka Mate" haka, at protests. The dance, which was traditionally performed before battle ...

Ngati Toa, which owns the legal rights to the dance, said it supports Covid vaccinations as the best chance to protect a group that has suffered disproportionally from pandemics. By Natasha Frost At ...

A Maori tribal group in Taranaki, New Zealand, is preventing Greymouth Petroleum from entering the site of a planned drilling campaign. The Otaraua Hapu, or Otaraua sub-tribe said it was contining its ...