The ceremonies took place in Tūrangawaewae Marae on the North Island, which is the seat of the Maori King movement. The political institution developed in the 1850s, when Maori tribes decided to ...

Sept. 5 (UPI) --A new Maori queen was anointed Thursday when the king of New Zealand's indigenous people who died late last month was laid to rest. A statement from the Kiingitanga, meaning the ...

About 3,000 Maori leaders and representatives will travel from all over New Zealand for a national meeting, or hui. The hui on Saturday will be held in the Marae, or traditional meeting grounds ...

Maori wanting a marae on prime Auckland park land say it's time promises are kept and the land is handed over. David Tanenui from the Te Atatu Marae Coalition said some of Harbourview-Orangihina ...

Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po was brought to tears during her first official visit to the top of the South Island.

Local news outlets said he would lie in state for five days at Turangawaewae Marae, the seat of the Maori King Movement, before being buried at Mount Taupiri, in the Waikato region of New Zealand ...

She was chosen as Kuini by a council of Maori chiefs at Turangawaewae Marae on North Island on Thursday, and hailed as a “new dawn”. King Tuheitia was laid to rest at Mount Taupiri after lying ...

Waipareira Trust chief executive and president of Te Pāti Māori John Tamihere is defending the use of data at Manurewa Marae, saying there's no evidence of any wrong doing. The Craig inquiry ...

The ceremony began at about 10 a.m. local time Wednesday at Turangawaewae Marae, the Maori monarch's official residence in the town of Ngāruawāhia on New Zealand's North Island. Related New ...

said Kiingi Tuheitia had been an advocate for Maori, for fairness, justice and prosperity. Local media reported he would now be taken to his home meeting place, Turangawaewae marae, and his ...