to develop a unique system for protection and use of Maori traditional knowledge and associated resources. Maui maintains an active interest in international Indigenous Peoples issues with particular ...

Nancy Wijohn (first photo) performs with a cast of dancers (second photo) in Okareka Dance Company’s presentation of “Mana Wahine” at 7:30 tonight in the Castle Theater at the Maui Arts ...

A waka discovered on Rekohu / Chatham Islands has been described by one expert as the most important discovery in New Zealand, possibly Polynesian archeology.

The original settlers, Eastern Polynesians now known as Maori, cooked in the hotter waters and bathed in the warm springs. From the time of Maui's brothers onward, humans have despoiled and abused ...

Maui's origin story is similar also since the ... However, her name means "ocean" in the Hawaiian and Maori languages.

The story of Moana, the Disney animated film, is based on the culture of the Maori people, especially Polynesia ...

The Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, share a deep cultural connection with other Polynesian peoples. The figure of Maui, already given a wide variety of interpretations on different ...