Officially known as Mt Taranaki or Mt Egmont, Taranaki's dominating geographical feature could actually be called something else altogether. Waitara man Stu Whitehead has claimed that in ancient ...

For New Plymouth's Māori ward, voters will choose between a young māmā ushering in the next generation and an experienced ...

Standing for the Crown, New Plymouth MP David MacLeod bore the stinging criticism with obvious discomfort – like Pōmare he is a son of Ngāti Mutunga iwi. Te Rā o Tā Māui Pōmare (Sir Māui Pōmare Day) ...

Kurt Eklund (Ngāti Kahu) has been named as the new Māori All Blacks captain, with a 29-strong squad including 11 uncapped players announced today ahead of two matches against the Japan XV in Tokyo, ...

Whakaata Māori is marking Matariki mā Puanga 2025 with a live broadcast from Tirorangi Marae in Ohakune. Join Stacey Morrison (Te Arawa, Ngāi Tahu) and Mātai Smith (Rongowhakaata, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri) for ...

Barriers to housing and employment, higher mortality rates and a 70% likelihood of continuing a generational cycle in state care are faced by Māori who have been through the oranga tamariki system, a ...

Perhaps the most significant find in Polynesian archaeological history has been discovered in the Chatham Islands.

A mountain in New Zealand – seen as an ancestor by the country’s indigenous Maori people – is now legally considered a person. Mount Taranaki, now known by its Maori name Taranaki Maunga ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred ...

Mount Taranaki, now known by its Maori name Taranaki Maunga, in New Zealand has achieved a human status. While it may sound impossible, the dormant volcano has been granted legal rights and ...

A 8,200ft mountain has now been recognised as a person in a bizarre move by New Zealand. The country's government recognised Mount Taranaki - now known by its Maori name, Taranaki Maunga - after ...