Ardern’s speech came with an equally poignant fashion choice. The politician chose to wear a traditional Maori cloak, a garment that tastefully paid homage to New Zealand’s rich Maori population.

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Surfer Te Kehu Butler has teamed up with tā moko artists Maia Gibbs and Henare Brooking to launch a Māori clothing line. Their collection, called Tai Kehu, has been designed for global brand ...

Kaipara signed off from her message with, “Nga mihi matakuikui o te wa,” which is a polite farewell, and described herself as “the lady with the moko kauwae who speaks Maori but MOSTLY ...

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New Zealand's parliament on Thursday agreed to lengthy suspensions for three lawmakers who disrupted the reading of a controversial bill last year by performing a haka, a traditional Maori dance ...

In New Zealand, thousands of indigenous Maori are protesting the new conservative government's plans to review a treaty that was signed by British colonists and Maori chiefs almost 200 years ago.

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Parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members performed a haka — a traditional ceremonial group dance — to disrupt the vote on a controversial bill.