Maori, the native language of New Zealand's original Polynesian inhabitants, is spoken by about 125,000 of the country's 561,000 people of Maori descent. It has enjoyed official status only since ...

New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with Māori people.

“Ultimately, it is up to Maori to decide whether Siri should speak Maori,” he said, in reference to Apple’s voice assistant. “The communities from where the data was collected should ...

While the march, or hikoi, was sparked by the bill currently before parliament, organisers hope it will ignite a broader conversation about New Zealand's relationship to Maori, he said.