Wellington: New Zealand’s Parliament was suspended for a short period on Thursday, October 9, after visitors in the public gallery broke into a haka, a traditional Maori dance. The incident took place ...

Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated (NKII) is proud to stand as a Gold Partner and long-standing supporter of the Toitū Te Reo Festival 2025 - Aotearoa’s national celebration of Māori language and ...

The government is removing a requirement for schools to give effect to the Treaty of Waitangi that included "taking all reasonable steps to make instruction available in tikanga Māori and te reo Māori ...

A quiet trailblazer, a beloved kōhanga reo nanny and the translators behind the bilingual Olympic sporting glossary are among those recognised at Ngā Tohu Reo Māori 2025.

Te Akatea Māori Principals and Leaders Incorporated expresses deep concern at the recent release of the Education Review Office (ERO) attendance report Back to Class and the accompanying comments made ...

New Zealand's parliament was brought to a blood-curdling halt after one of its newly elected MPs burst into the traditional Maori haka dance - causing the session to be suspended. Oriini Kaipara, 42, ...

New Zealand's Parliament was briefly suspended after a haka erupted in the public gallery following the maiden speech of Maori Party MP Oriini Kaipara. The unapproved performance, joined by some MPs, ...

Jamie Ensor is a political reporter for the NZ Herald, based at Parliament in Wellington. MPs react to Te Pāti Māori email to members with serious allegations against MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and her ...

42 councils have held referendums on Māori wards - 17 areas have voted to keep them, while 25 have voted to remove. The wards have been a flashpoint for debate - there were protesters in Kaipara last ...

MPs react to Te Pāti Māori email to members with serious allegations against MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and her son. Video / NZ Herald Documents released by Te Pāti Māori accuse a high-profile activist ...

Te Patī Māori have made allegations towards their own MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and her son Eru Kapa-Kingi. Photo: Stuff In a late night email to its supporters, Te Pāti Māori has lobbed allegations of ...

This week was all about the numbers. In good news for the Government, the Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate by 50 basis points to 2.5%. While a positive step, it did reflect a more dismal view ...