According to Maori ethos, Tama-nui-to-ra, the Sun God, had two wives, Hine-raumati, the Summer maid, and Hine takurua, the Winter maid. The child born to him and Hine-raumati was Tane-rore, who is ...

Bare-chested Maori bellowed haka chants Thursday to mark New Zealand’s national day, holding spirited ceremonies as critics accuse the government of eroding indigenous rights. The national ...

Videos of the haka have since racked up millions ... and they already face systemic racial discrimination. To repeal the treaty, Maori lawmakers argue, could be deadly for its people.

Booming Indigenous Maori "haka" chants rang out across New ... Children marched alongside adults bearing distinctive full-face Maori "moko" tattoos and clutching ceremonial wooden weapons.

KASHIWA, Chiba Prefecture--Some 9,000 kilometers from where the traditional Maori dance originated, children from a rugby club here gave a powerful rendition of the haka, famed for its iconic ...

Picture: Hannah Peters / POOL / AFP WELLINGTON - Bare-chested Maori bellowed haka chants Thursday to mark New Zealand's national day, holding spirited ceremonies as critics accuse the government ...