The Associated Press on MSN12d
New Zealand grants a mountain personhood, recognizing Taranaki Maunga as sacred to the Indigenous Māori people
The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...
The Spinoff10d
What did the Māori chiefs say before the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840?
There were also conflicts between people of different nationalities, some of which had turned bloody. There were arguments ...
Alien Weaponry: 'You get that same sense of connection in metal community as you do growing up Māori'
Brothers Henry and Lewis de Jong were just kids when they formed metal band Alien Weaponry. An intimate new documentary gets ...
Waitangi Day: Thousands gather in NZ as Māori rights in focus
Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New Zealand, to celebrate the country's national day.
Protests and a New Zealand leader's absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Māori
It’s often a day marked by spirited politics and at times boisterous protest. But Thursday’s anniversary of New Zealand’s ...
CNN13d
A New Zealand mountain has been granted personhood. Here’s why that matters
its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land are people before. The pristine, snow-capped ...
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Māori And Pacific People Hit Hardest By Lack Of Jobs
The latest unemployment figures reveal that job losses are hitting Māori and Pacific people especially hard, with Māori unemployment reaching a staggering 9.7% for the December 2024 quarter and ...
Māori in the Moana unites community with music and workshops on Waitangi Day
Thousands of people are rocking “positive vibes” today at Māori in the Moana. Hosted by Ngāi Te Rangi, the free event at ...
The Boston Globe13d
A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land are people before. The pristine, snow-capped ...
Sacred Māori mountain granted legal personhood in New Zealand
A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognised as a legal person on Thursday after a ...