The tribes, known as iwi, appear to believe that Tamihere has too much personal control over TPM. The powerful Iwi Chairs ...

DEFIANT: Hone Harawira strides towards a press conference, flanked by Maori broadcasters and former MPs John Tamahere and Willie Jackson. Photo: PHIL REID / Dominion Post An unrepentant Hone Harawira ...

Tens of thousands of people have marched on New Zealand’s capital against a bill to redefine Maori rights in one of the largest protests in the country’s history. Haka chants rang out across the ...

New Zealand’s Maori Party is calling for the Queen of England to be dropped as head of state, on the 182nd anniversary of the country’s founding legal document and as the queen celebrated her 70th ...

WELLINGTON, New ZealandWELLINGTON, New Zealand — Thousands of protesters rallied against the New Zealand government’s Indigenous policies on Tuesday as the Parliament convened for the first time since ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A party representing New Zealand’s indigenous Maori may hold the key to power in elections Saturday that could also end the rule of one of the world’s longest-serving elected ...

The co-leader of New Zealand's Maori Party, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, says the country's new COVID-19 strategy amounts to a "death warrant" for Indigenous communities. Earlier in October, the country ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, co-leader of The Maori Party in the New Zealand parliament, about a push to change the country's name to Aotearoa, a Maori name. New Zealand may ...

New Zealand is moving away from a "zero cases" approach to COVID-19. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Maori party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer about why she opposes the change. New Zealand Prime ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand's indigenous Maori minority went into elections Saturday inspired by Barack Obama's victory in the United States and with a chance of securing the balance of ...