A dawn ceremony was hosted by mana whenua Ngāti Rāhiri and Ngāti Kawa who welcomed iwi leaders, politicians and the masses.

A meteorologist says it’s unclear whether the damage in Mangawhai was the work of a tornado: but the ingredients were likely there for one. The strongest gust amid the weather action was 122km/h, ...

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Hamilton senior station officer ... DoC operations director Hauraki-Waikato-Taranaki Tinaka Mearns confirmed the beach access point formed part of track, which ...

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Hamilton senior station officer ... DoC operations director Hauraki-Waikato-Taranaki Tinaka Mearns confirmed the beach access point formed part of track, which ...

Festivals like the biannual Tāmaki Herenga Waka Festival in Auckland celebrate Māori culture with opportunities to sail ...

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Hamilton senior station officer ... DoC operations director Hauraki-Waikato-Taranaki Tinaka Mearns confirmed the beach access point formed part of track, which ...

The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...

Addressing past wrongs, the New Zealand government has officially given the 2,500m volcano on the North Island the same ...

Mount Taranaki, now known by its Maori name Taranaki Maunga, in New Zealand has achieved a human status. While it may sound impossible, the dormant volcano has been granted legal rights and ...

The volcano — known by its Māori name Taranaki Maunga — is no longer under the ownership of the New Zealand government as of Jan. 30, NBC News reported. It was granted all the legal rights ...