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The Māori All Blacks have revealed a new shirt that will be worn for the first time when they take on Japan on June 28.
The work of some of New Zealand's best Maori fashion designers will wow audiences at the Miromoda Fashion Extravaganza at Wellington's TSB Arena on September 30. International interest in the ...
Air New Zealand revealed fresh uniforms laden with meaning in regal purple and pin-striped suiting at a ceremony in Auckland on Thursday night. The modest but chic new uniforms by London-based New ...
Our clothes used to be like what I am wearing now [a kākahu/flax cloak], but now we have blankets, shirts and trousers. Our houses were once made of raupō, but they are better now. Pūhipi Te Ripi ...
Meghan Markle was given a traditional Maori cloak to protect her during pregnancy as she and Prince Harry arrived in Rotorua, New Zealand, for the final day of their royal tour.
The Maori Queen - a symbolic leader who is the chief of several tribes - was also in attendance. Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō was crowned queen just this September following the death of her father.
Since 1858, the Kingitanga has championed Maori sovereignty and the other promises of modern New Zealand’s founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, signed in 1840 between the Crown and Maori ...
New Zealand’s Maori chiefs have anointed Nga Wai hono i te po as their new queen and eighth monarch, to succeed her father King Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII who passed away at 69 after a ...
When incorporating Maori-inspired elements into modern fashion, it's essential to do so with respect. Choosing sustainable materials that mirror the natural fibers used in traditional Maori ...
The King of New Zealand’s Indigenous Maori people made an impassioned call Thursday for whales to be granted the same legal rights as people in a bid to protect the hallowed yet vulnerable species.
The Maori, like other Polynesian groups, are believed to have originated from islands around modern-day Tahiti, but currently make up about 17 percent of New Zealand's population, or about 900,000 ...