Tattoos have long been a symbol of self-expression, personal beliefs, and artistic appreciation. Over the years, men have embraced tattoos as a way to showcase their identity, culture, or significant ...

Hooker's right arm features Maori symbols but also brandishes dark elements ... Most of her tattoos have deep meanings, mainly relating to her personal beliefs and philosophies.

As Moana sailed the Pacific late last year in her traditional canoe on the big screen, a heated debate raged online over the ...

Taonga is a broad and encompassing word. In the Māori version of Te Tiriti o Waitangi the Crown granted te iwi Māori tino ...

Once devastated by earthquakes, New Zealand’s second-largest city is bursting with new restaurants, gleaming architecture and ...

Perhaps most recognizable as a Hawaiian hello, Aloha has a far deeper meaning: "love." The word is used in many contexts to ...

Loyalty, friendship, community, camaraderie. Just some of the words that continually popped up in interviews as part of the ...

There are 12 animal symbols that represent the Chinese zodiac. If you've ever wondered what your Chinese zodiac sign means for you, here is some insight.

I started teaching in 1977, and across my nearly 50 years, I noticed that students were always interested in the history of ...

The fraught, complex relationship between art and politics is forensically dissected in a series of essays written over 25 years by T. J. Clark, the professor emeritus of history of art at the ...

Rotorua is set to showcase its “rich Māori culture” and rongoā as host of the World Indigenous Cancer Conference next year. More than 600 international health professionals, researchers ...

The new Māori Queen’s first pōwhiri at Waitangi was marked by key announcements at the Iwi Chairs Forum and a tribute to Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi. A big crowd gathered at Waitangi’s Treaty Grounds ...