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 ...

ASB Polyfest spokesperson Dean Wilson says this year’s 50th-anniversary celebration is extra special, with a record number of kapa haka groups performing.

When the World Cup-winning New Zealand rugby team returned home, the workers at Auckland Airport welcomed them back to the country with a haka on the runway. The haka is the traditional Maori (New ...

Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race relations bill that has ignited protests across the country. A contentious ...