The Maori language is in "worrying decline" among New Zealand's indigenous people and could die out without urgent government action to save it, a report has warned. The Waitangi Tribunal found the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A teenage thrash metal band screams out Maori lyrics in its latest videos. A popular radio host is learning New Zealand’s indigenous language and sharing new vocabulary with ...

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Mâori - the Mâori Language Commission - is spearheading a campaign to elevate Matariki, or Aotearoa Pacific New Year, into an iconic national event. The commission in ...

Kenny Williams began to study the Māori language during his second COVID-19 lockdown. Williams, 36, lives alone and the isolation made him yearn to feel closer to his identity as an indigenous New ...

The Maori Language Commission is wanting social media saturated with te reo tweets during Maori Language Week this week. The Maori Language Commission is wanting to see social media swamped with Maori ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Christmas Day, veteran New Zealand journalist Oriini Kaipara made history. She is her country’s first news anchor to host a national primetime broadcast sporting ...

“Waiata/Anthems,” Lorde’s “Te Ao Marama” EP and a host of other projects are aimed at revitalizing the Indigenous language of New Zealand via music. By Brian Ng In August, Lorde released her third ...

The New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde has dropped a surprise EP of five tracks from her Solar Power album, re-recorded in the indigenous Māori language. The EP is called "Te Ao Mārama," meaning ...

A teenage thrash metal band screams out Maori lyrics in its latest videos. A popular radio host is learning New Zealand’s indigenous language and sharing new vocabulary with his audience. And ...