Production has begun on “Tangata Pai,” a Warner Bros. Discovery-backed drama that claims to be the first primetime series in which 30% of the dialog will be in the Maori language.

It talks about Queen Victoria’s role in establishing the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi and criticises the Crown’s historical breaches of its promises, noting that while Maori-Crown relations had ...

Maori New Zealanders remain more likely to die early, live in poverty, or wind up in prison. Seen as the country's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed to bring peace between 540 ...

In New Zealand, thousands of indigenous Maori are protesting the new conservative government's plans to review a treaty that was signed by British colonists and Maori chiefs almost 200 years ago.

WELLINGTON: 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.

Tens of thousands of New Zealanders gathered outside the parliament in one of the country’s largest demonstrations to oppose the Treaty Principles Bill, which critics say undermines Maori rights ...

First signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs, the treaty lays down how the two parties agreed to govern. The interpretation of clauses in the document still guides ...

A heated protest broke out in New Zealand’s parliament on Thursday as Maori lawmakers performed a haka in opposition to a controversial bill seeking to redefine the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi.

Production has begun on “Tangata Pai,” a Warner Bros. Discovery-backed drama that claims to be the first primetime series in which 30% of the dialog will be in the Maori language.

Why New Zealand’s Maori are fighting to save an 1840 treaty involving the Crown - Maori tribes call on King Charles to ensure the New Zealand government honours its Treaty of Waitangi ...

The English and Maori versions of the treaty contain key differences, complicating its application and interpretation, some observers say. To address this, over the last 50 years, lawmakers ...