Taranaki Maunga is an honored ancestor to the Maori, something the New Zealand government has cemented with this designation.

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a ...

As told by New Zealand, rivers and forests are legitimate human ancestors. The country’s most recent conferral of personhood ...

The mountain is the third natural feature in New Zealand to be conferred personhood. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Thousands gathered across New Zealand on Thursday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called ...

A bill aimed at ending long-standing rights from the indigenous population has fuelled this year’s heated events.

Rotorua is set to showcase its "rich Māori culture" and rongoā as host of the World Indigenous Cancer Conference next year.

In Navigating the Stars: Maori creation myths Witi Ihimaera shows how we have always been storytellers, intellectuals and ...

A New Zealand mountain has been legally recognised as a person as part of an agreement between the government and Maori tribes.

New Zealand commemorates its national day on Thursday, Waitangi Day, marking 185 years since the signing of its foundational ...

Thousands gathered across New Zealand yesterday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called ...