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

For years, Māori entrepreneurs have excelled in primary industries, tourism, and the creative sector, but a significant shift is now under way. The soon-to-be-released Te Ōhanga Māori 2023 -The Māori ...

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

In New Plymouth District Court this week, Judge Gregory Hikaka accepted the Taranaki man was remorseful and had faced genuine consequences for his actions, such as losing his career as an educator ...

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AUCKLAND, NZ (TUESDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2025) TEG Live is proud to announce that due to overwhelming demand Alison Moyet’s Auckland show will now be upgraded from the Auckland Town Hall, to The Civic ...

One of the biggest-selling K-pop acts, NewJeans, has changed its name amid a long-running legal dispute that has gripped South Korea. Speaking exclusively to CNN ahead of Friday’s announcement ...

The members of NewJeans have chosen a new group name! On February 7 KST, Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein announced that they will be rebranding as NJZ amidst their ongoing dispute with ADOR.

Call it the Taylor Swift effect, but music fans are mixing their love of live music with travel more than ever by “gig-tripping” – planning travel around concerts and music festivals.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed to earmark $400 million to revitalize the capital of New York, where poverty rates are high and the downtown is moribund. By Jay Root The girl was unconscious when ...

Taranaki Maunga is an honored ancestor to the Maori, something the New Zealand government has cemented with this designation.