April 10 (UPI) --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 ...

New Zealand lawmakers have dealt an overwhelming defeat to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s ...

In one of the world's largest star-gazing sanctuaries, Māori guides connect travelers with the cultural and spiritual ...

The bill was proposed by the right-wing Act Party to define the principles of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, considered New Zealand’s founding document for upholding Maori rights. The treaty ...

A controversial bill that had set off New Zealand’s largest-ever Maori rights protest was heavily defeated in parliament on Thursday. The Treaty Principles Bill died in its second reading ...

The bill would govern how the Treaty of Waitangi, signed in 1840 between the British Crown and Maori tribes, is interpreted in New Zealand law. Watch her speech here.

New Zealand’s government plans to have 1 million Kiwis speaking basic te reo – the language of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori population – by 2040. There are also calls to make the ...

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 ...

Air New Zealand is launching uniforms that feature Māori heritage elements, designed by Emilia Wickstead with prints by Te ...

Maori have been protesting in large numbers, in a 9-day hikoi or march of defiance, walking from the top of New Zealand down to the capital Wellington, joined by non-Maori supporters too.