Maui was not a Polynesian man-god but an ancient ... those claims are made say evidence that several civilisations beat Maori to New Zealand includes a huge boulder on a Northland farm which ...

Maui is a Polynesian demigod in “Moana ... One of the writers, Taika Waititi, is a New Zealand native with Maori heritage, according to the Los Angeles Times. But those costumes look all ...

The conference title, He Au Honua, derives from the Maori term “he manawa whenua ... Conference organizers are Kamehameha Schools and UH-Maui College, along with the Native Hawaiian Education ...

The use of Maori cultural symbols is increasingly being challenged internationally and in New Zealand, with lawyers such Maui leading the charge. Maori groups protested recently against an ...

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center will host the New Zealand’s Atamira Dance Company, the world’s foremost creator and presenter of Maori contemporary dance theater, for an evening-long ...

Maori carvers use greenstone to create versions of the design, an echo of the legend that Maui pulled their islands from the sea. A hei matau, made from pounamu, the Maori word for New Zealand ...

In this story line, Lego used a mix of Polynesian words, including some Maori words. New Zealand lawyer Maui Solomon wrote to Lego on behalf of three Maori tribes objecting to the use of the Maori ...

According to Maori myths and legends, a demigod named Maui was fishing with his brothers from a canoe – which is now known as the South Island – when he hooked a giant catch: the massive piece ...