Maori Television is offering viewers the chance to witness the hardships and rewards of learning te reo Maori on new series WAKA REO, launching on Sunday August 21 at 7.00 PM. In this new reality ...

Maori, or “te reo Maori” as it is widely rendered in New Zealand, is one of the country’s three official languages — along with English and New Zealand Sign Language — but it is thought only about 125 ...

WELLINGTON: When 34-year-old Tze Wee enrolled in primary school many years ago, he went to a Maori-emphasis class because of an administrative mistake. In the class, he learnt Maori words, songs and ...

It's traditionally performed by the New Zealand rugby team in the build-up to a match to strike fear into their opponents. Baschurch Primary School children get into the spirit Baschurch Primary ...

Locally-focused learning is paying off for Arowhenua Maori School's pupils, its principal says. Toni O'Neill says the school is celebrating a second year of dominating the Flava performing arts ...

According to Maori myths and legends, a demigod named Maui was fishing with his brothers from a canoe – which is now known as the South Island – when he hooked a giant catch: the massive piece of land ...

A Canadian beer company and a New Zealand leather shop were both notified this week that the Maori word “Huruhuru” commonly translates to “pubic hair.” The brewer, Hell’s Basement, used the word for ...

New Zealand Leader Vows Daughter Will Learn Maori, a Waning Language WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand has pledged that her newborn daughter would grow up to learn ...