Henare Rakiihia Tau, chief of the Ngai Tuahuriri, also wasn't shy with the royals, telling them to have more kids Simon Perry is a writer and correspondent at PEOPLE. He has more than 25 years’ ...

A rare and sought after painting of a Maori chief who signed the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 has sold for a record price for the artist of over $1 million at a delayed art auction in Auckland tonight ...

Twenty-seven-year-old Nga Wai hono i te po was Thursday anointed as the new monarch by Maori chiefs in New Zealand. The decision came after the death of King Kiingi Tuheitia Ptatau Te Wherowhero VII.

Tattooing continues to be important to Maori todayThis watercolour portrait of a Maori Chief was painted by a soldier of the Durham Light Infantry (DLI), Horatio Robley, in 1866. The chief's tattoos ...

Laie, Hawaii • You've seen it on TV or at a football game — men in formation, bending knees and arms in synchronized gestures, chanting unfamiliar words in unison, grunting, scowling. The exotic ...

The role of the Maori Land Courts in maintaining whakapapa and relationships was emphasised today by the Minister of Maori Affairs, at the swearing-in of the new Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court.

A mummified head said to be that of "a South Sea island chief" is to be sent back to New Zealand after more than 150 years in the UK. The Maori head, or Toi moko, was brought to Britain in the 1840s ...

When George Tamihana Nuku, a Maori chief with a full facial moko (as the elaborate skin art is known), was touring America two years ago, not everyone was shocked by his appearance. "Some people are ...