NEW ZEALAND may boast some of the world’s most magnificent scenery, but early British cartographers proved uninspired. They named a steep mountain “Mount Horrible” and a small lake “Silly Pool”. More ...

Aug. 30 (UPI) --Kiingi Tuheitia, the king of New Zealand's Maori indigenous people, died Friday at the age of 69, according to a spokesman. Kiingi Tuheitia -- whose full name was Kiingi Tuheitia ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, a 22-year-old lawmaker in New Zealand’s Parliament, shot to international fame last year when she ripped up a controversial bill and performed a ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities ...

The king, who had held the title for 18 years, was praised by New Zealand’s prime minister for his “unwavering commitment to his people.” By Alexandra E. Petri Kiingi Tuheitia, the Maori king who ...

Air New Zealand is launching new uniforms for all of its crew around the world, and the new designs incorporate elements of Māori heritage. The design details—including custom prints that draw from ...

Maori rights under threat in New Zealand, warns UN committee - Report also raises alarm over budget cuts to Maori services ...

The giant moa was the world’s largest bird, up to 11 feet high and 500 lbs., a peaceable, plant-eating giant that lived on the edges of forests in New Zealand’s South Island. Then the island’s first ...

May 2 (Reuters) - A big win deserves a big celebration, and New Zealand swimmer Lewis Clareburt delivered at the Doha World Championships in February with eyes ablaze and tongue poked out in a Maori ...