This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anne Marie Belgrave, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.

Who should and shouldn't be able to speak is the prerogative of marae. Photo / Getty Images The debate to allow Māori women to speak on the marae was once again reignited at Waitangi this year ...

Locals have taken to Facebook to ask for help cleaning up the Takitimu-Waihirere marae in Wairoa. In a video posted to Facebook, an emotional Wikitoria Hauraki shared images showing the extent of ...