A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous ... "Traditional Maori practices associated with the mountain ...

The Cook Islands, part of New Zealands realm since 1965, have a unique self-governing status with New Zealand citizenship for ...

A bill aimed at ending long-standing rights from the indigenous population has fuelled this year’s heated events.

New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, now known as Taranaki Maunga, has been granted the same legal rights as a person, recognizing ...

New Zealand commemorates its national day on Thursday, Waitangi Day, marking 185 years since the signing of its foundational ...

The mountain is considered an ancestor by the indigenous Maori people. The country's parliament unanimously passed the decision, making it the third natural feature in New Zealand to be granted such ...

and a popular spot for tourism, hiking and snow sports. The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain’s theft from the Maori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized. It fulfills ...

The national holiday marks the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi between Maori chiefs and colonising British forces, widely seen as the birth of modern New Zealand.

The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest on New Zealand's North Island at 2,518 meters (8,261 feet) and a popular spot for tourism, hiking and snow sports. The legal ...

The pristine, snow-capped dormant volcano is the second highest on New Zealand’s North Island at 2,518 meters (8,261 feet) and a popular spot for tourism, hiking and snow sports. The legal ...