Maori

Te Matatini winners Ngā Tūmanakō are welcomed back to Hoani Waititi Marae in West Auckland.

Where you learn depends on where you live, and where you live often depends on what colour you are.

"We did not hope or mean to offend any Māori people, or anyone for that matter."

Arataki goes beyond colonial history to tell the indigenous stories behind some of Aotearoa's most famous locations.

Police are investigating the racist rants that turn up in Vini Olsen-Reeder's inbox.

"What lofty mountain should we aim for next? I think a wahine Māori Prime Minister is only the start."

Local iwi Ngāti Oneone says the removal is an opportunity to celebrate the area's pre-colonial history.

Northland's Toa Ngātihine gym, and star fighter Quinita Hati, are changing the lives of local youths.

Some experts say the unconscious bias of law enforcement is a contributing factor, a charge denied by the NZ Police Association.

"There is no existential crisis about whether te reo belongs in a trap song. The language is our treasure, and we have a right to use it as we wish."

Making heavy metal inspired by ancient Māori battles has made teenage trio Alien Weaponry unlikely heroes in the fight to preserve New Zealand’s indigenous language.

"It fills me with hope for the world."