Hosted on MSN

New Zealand: Maori queen gives first public speech

The queen of New Zealand's Maori tribe gave her first national address. She ended a year of public silence following her father's death..A year-long wait for New Zealand's Maori community ended on ...
Los Angeles Times

A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Maori

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities ...