Asia Pacific Feb 10, 2021
New Zealand Maori leader ejected from Parliament for not wearing a necktie
Rawiri Waititi said forcing him to a Western dress code was a breach of his rights and an attempt to suppress indigenous culture.
Asia Pacific / Politics Nov 16, 2020
With progressive politics on march in New Zealand, Maori minister blazes new trails
by Damien Cave
Nanaia Mahuta's excitement reflects a global desire among progressives for a shift away from the chauvinist, right-wing populism that has shaped the past four years in some countries.
Asia Pacific Oct 5, 2019
New Zealand marks Capt. Cook's 1769 arrival as prime minister urges 'more open' talk on history
As commemorations kicked off to mark the landing of the British explorer James Cook 250 years ago, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Saturday called for her country to have a more open conversation about its history. Britain delivered a "statement of regret" ...
Asia Pacific / Social Issues Aug 16, 2019
Young Maori women on frontline of New Zealand's fight for indigenous rights
by Charlotte Greenfield and Praveen Menon
Five years ago, law graduate Pania Newton and her cousins got together around a kitchen table and agreed to do everything in their power to prevent a housing development on a south Auckland site that is considered sacred by local Maori. Newton, now 29, is ...
Asia Pacific Jul 30, 2019
New Zealand's indigenous Maori protest over 'stolen children'
Thousands of Maori people protested across New Zealand on Tuesday calling for an end to the practice of taking at-risk children away from their families, as tensions grow between the indigenous community and the government. Children facing harm have been moved into state care for ...
Asia Pacific Jul 28, 2019
Thousands protest development on sacred Maori land in New Zealand
Thousands of people protested in New Zealand on Saturday against a proposed housing development on land seen as sacred to the indigenous Maori people, despite efforts by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to calm the dispute. The country's largest builder, Fletcher Building, plans to develop 480 ...
World / Offbeat Jul 29, 2014
Web tycoon Dotcom says he'll reach 5% in New Zealand election
Kim Dotcom, the Internet tycoon facing extradition to the U.S. on piracy charges, said his political party is on course to win more than 5 percent of the vote in New Zealand's general election by appealing to young and first-time voters. The party's own polling ...
Lifestyle May 3, 2014
Japan inked: Should the country reclaim its tattoo culture?
by Jon Mitchell
Tattooing is the most misunderstood form of art in contemporary Japan.