Stylish and slick tattoo shops alongside espresso cafes are common in the gentrified suburbs of New Zealand cities. In a linked but completely different phenomenon, tā moko, traditional Māori ...

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 ...

Maori Symbolism: being an Account of the Origin, Migration, and Culture of the New Zealand Maori, as recorded in certain Sacred Legends. Report made by Ettie A. Rout., from the evidence of Hohepa ...

NGARUAWAHIA, (New Zealand): New Zealand’s Maori chiefs ... she received a traditional Maori “moko” tattoo on her chin. King Tuheitia, a 69-year-old truck-driver-turned-royal, died just ...

For Temepara, who was named New Zealand’s Gardener of the Year in 2011, this powerful sense of kinship has shaped her passion for championing Maori culture through initiatives that celebrate the ...

Wellington is the best of New Zealand all wrapped up in an easy ... nature right outside your front door. —Liz Carlson A Maori tattoo artist's perfect day in Wellington A Maori tattoo artist's ...

New Zealand’s Maori chiefs have anointed Nga ... referring to a traditional Maori chin tattoo. “She is leading us into ...