According to Maori myths and legends, a demigod named Maui was fishing with his brothers from a canoe – which is now known as the South Island – when he hooked a giant catch: the massive piece of land ...

Body modifications and piercings have been a part of human culture for millennia, serving as rites of passage, symbols of status, or expressions of identity. Piercings hold a special place, with roots ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Ceillhe Sperath’s ancestors arrived in New Zealand nearly two centuries before Christopher Columbus set off for the New World. Yet for much of the last two centuries, the Maori ...

Rachel Chang is a travel and pop culture journalist who contributes to Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Lonely Planet, and more. There’s something in the water in Rotorua. The North Island town ...

May 2 (Reuters) - A big win deserves a big celebration, and New Zealand swimmer Lewis Clareburt delivered at the Doha World Championships in February with eyes ablaze and tongue poked out in a Maori ...

When we rejoin Men in Kilts' Graham and Sam in the camper, Sam is talking about New Zealand's Maori culture. Learning more about the nation's indigenous people is the part of the trip about which Sam ...

For international visitors, Māori culture offers something increasingly rare in a fast-moving world – a deep sense of ...

Abby Cavenaugh is a Features Editor/Writer for Collider and lives in coastal North Carolina. She has served as an editor for several newspapers, and has more than 25 years of experience in journalism ...

Rotorua has become a stronghold of cultural preservation in New Zealand. In the heart of New Zealand's north island, the small town of Rotorua has become a stronghold of cultural preservation for a ...

Haka are traditional ceremonial dances that originate from native Maori culture in New Zealand. Both the men's 'All Blacks' and women's 'Black Ferns' New Zealand rugby teams perform their own unique ...