New Zealand is deeply divided over the Treaty Principles Bill, which seeks to reinterpret the de facto constitution. Now the ...

The war culminated in a three-day battle at Ō-Rākau from March 31 to April 2, 1864. Around 300 Māori defenders were encircled at Ō-Rākau pā by about 1400 British troops. It is estimated ...

If you've ever watched the national rugby team, the All Blacks, perform the Haka before a match, you've witnessed a Maori war dance that's both a challenge to opponents and a tribute to ancestors.

The speaker of New Zealand 's Parliament told lawmakers he would not consider further complaints about the use of the country's Maori name, Aotearoa, in Parliament, after one lawmaker sought to have ...

Maori women have led a protest on the eve of the country's national day, as New Zealand's would-be constitutional revisionist David Seymour delivered an incendiary address at the Waitangi Treaty ...