So, what was the Treaty of Waitangi, what are the proposals for altering it, and why has it become a flashpoint for protests ...

A controversial bill that had set off New Zealand ’s largest-ever Maori rights protest was heavily defeated in parliament on ...

Te reo Maori existed in Aotearoa (the Maori name for New Zealand) before Pakeh (European ... and unfair experiences that the tangata whenua (people of the land) have experienced over centuries.

New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right wing-backed proposal that opponents feared would erode indigenous rights.

Passing the torch New Zealand’s Maori make up about 17 per cent of the population or about 900,000 people. Maori citizens are much more likely than other New Zealanders to be unemployed ...

New Zealand's Parliament Thursday rejected a bill targeting Maori rights that sparked protests. The Treaty Principles Bill was voted down 112-11 after a government committee recommendation against it.

New Zealand's High Court has ruled that government officials unlawfully stripped Maori fishing quotas and reallocated them to large fishing corporations, primarily Auckland-based Sanford ...

New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right-wing-backed proposal that opponents feared would erode indigenous rights. Tens of thousands of people ...

Critics say the upcoming regulation falls short of expectations while caution towards the technology continues among members of the country’s indigenous groups.