Māori
Part protest, part rave: the Indigenous artists stunning the Venice Biennale
From Gold Lion winner Archie Moore to Brazilians the Tupinambá collective, First Nations artists are making their voices heard at ‘the Olympics of art’. They talk hammocks, hunting and human connection
Alex Needham
25, Apr, 2024 @10:55 AM
‘Luminous’ truck strap artwork wins prestigious Biennale prize in first for New Zealand
Collective of Māori artists wins Golden Lion at Venice Biennale for Takapau, a large-scale installation inspired by woven mats
Eva Corlett in Wellington
22, Apr, 2024 @4:44 AM
How New Zealand’s smoking ban got stubbed out – and what the UK can learn from it
Big tobacco ‘working in the shadows’ blamed for killing off NZ’s pioneering plan to protect future generations
Eva Corlett in Wellington
19, Apr, 2024 @12:00 PM
‘This is our beautiful castle’: the stunning new buildings expressing Māori pride
From facial tattoos to TV stations, young Māori are enthusiastically embracing tribal cultural identity in Aotearoa New Zealand. Now a new wave of Indigenous architects are making their mark
Oliver Wainwright
25, Mar, 2024 @5:00 AM
The Māori climate activist breaking legal barriers to bring corporate giants to court
In a landmark case, Mike Smith has won the right to sue seven of the country’s biggest companies over their alleged contributions to climate change
Eva Corlett in Auckland
06, Mar, 2024 @12:34 AM
Amid jeers and boos, strained Māori relations with government dominate national holiday
Record crowds gather for country’s national day as fears of a wind back of Māori rights lead to angry exchanges
Eva Corlett in Waitangi
06, Feb, 2024 @6:32 AM
New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi explained in 30 seconds
Government to review principles of founding document, raising fears over rollback of Māori rights
Eva Corlett in Wellington
05, Feb, 2024 @11:40 PM
Māori anger at moves to unravel decades of progress isn’t just on the streets. It’s in the courts | Jamie Tahana
Outrage over plans to unwind Māori policies may confront New Zealand’s leaders at Waitangi Day events this week
Jamie Tahana
02, Feb, 2024 @7:00 PM
Thousands of Māori gather to tell New Zealand’s government: you cannot marginalise us
Government accused of using fear to roll back decades of progress for Māori and ‘reinforce colonial ideologies’ at huge indigenous meeting on Saturday
Eva Corlett in Wellington
22, Jan, 2024 @2:39 AM
New Zealand’s Māori king has called a rare nationwide meeting. Here’s why
Māori leaders and others are expected to attend a rare national meeting due to concerns about the new government’s policies on indigenous rights
Eva Corlett in Wellington
19, Jan, 2024 @12:48 AM
How New Zealand’s story in a million pictures was almost lost forever
Rescued by an American gallery, a trove of photos depicting pivotal scenes in modern New Zealand is now being auctioned and sold to institutions
Charlotte Graham-McLay in Wellington
10, Jan, 2024 @5:00 PM
‘Charles’ or ‘skin rash’? Māori MPs’ oath of allegiance to king sparks translation debate
At the opening of parliament, lawmakers for New Zealand’s Māori party used a word for Charles that can also be used to describe skin conditions
Serena Solomon in Auckland
05, Dec, 2023 @5:49 AM
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