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Rua Kēnana pardon: 200 descendants gather at Parliament

But the government grew suspicious of the Tūhoe prophet, and accused him of sedition for objecting to the conscription of Māori men into the armed ... View article...

Maori caucus influence shows through

The co-chair of Labour's Māori caucus says the agreement on 5G spectrum and the appointment of more Māori to district health boards shows the ... View article...

Why a pardon for 20th-century Māori leader Rua Kēnana doesn't go far enough

The New Zealand government today officially pardoned Māori leader Rua Kēnana Hepetipa, who was convicted for “moral resistance to arrest” more ... View article...

Petition to make English official language of NZ

NZ First MP Clayton Mitchell was involved in a push to recognise English alongside Te Reo Maori and Sign Language. The bill is still under ... View article...

Central library fencing celebrates local Māori poet through art

Central library fencing celebrates local Māori poet through art ... important but somewhat overlooked voice in New Zealand literature", the group said. View article...

Planet Kererū, of Karaka star system: celestial bodies get reo Māori makeover

Planet Kererū, of Karaka star system: celestial bodies get reo Māori ... to the plucky kererū, the celestial bodies are getting a reo Māori makeover. View article...

Jones planting seeds of hope

Why the development of the new generation of the Maori workforce is essential for New Zealand because New Zealand First would rather see ... View article...

Last 2 victims of New Zealand's volcano eruption may never be found

The White Island Volcano, "Whakaari" in the Maori language, is New Zealand's most active cone volcano. It erupted Dec. 9, a towering blast of ash and ... View article...