“I live in the Maori world,” says Te Mairiki Williams. He says this because I have asked him about his moko, the tattoo that covers his face. I asked because this is not a usual thing you see these ...

A high-profile newsreader in New Zealand has publicly slapped down an irate viewer who had repeatedly complained about her traditional face tattoo. In 2021, Newshub presenter Oriini Kaipara became the ...

Nga Wai Hono i te Po Paki takes on the ceremonial role amid heightened tensions with the conservative government, which is rolling back “race-based” policies. SYDNEY — New Zealand’s Maori crowned a ...

A new Māori queen was crowned today as her father was laid to rest. Kiingi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII passed away last Friday at age 69. "The death of Kiingi Tuheitia is a moment of great ...

TANGOIO, New Zealand — The wharenui, or meeting house, stood forlorn. Usually the hub of this remote Maori community, it had been stripped of its wooden carvings. The bare cinder block shell gave the ...