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The haka, the ceremonial war dance or challenge, is perhaps the best-known Maori cultural touchstone outside New Zealand, due to its use by the All Blacks, the country’s three-time World Cup ...
Now, Māori culture is experiencing a resurgence that's steadily gaining momentum. Many credit New Zealand singer Hinewehi Mohi, who made history after deciding to sing the national anthem in ...
A spirited day of Maori culture and performing arts at the Polynesian Cultural Center's (PCC) annual Te Manahua Maori Cultural Arts Festival on Sunday marked the beginning of a special weeklong ...
The traditional Maori craft of weaving is also on display. When Maoris arrived in New Zealand about 1,000 years ago, they discovered Harekeke, an indigenous lily which produces a strong fibre.
A cruise ship company has apologized for "cultural insensitivity" after staff dressed in inaccurate Māori costumes, painted their faces, and performed a traditional Māori welcoming ceremony ...
“A lot of cruise companies employ local Maori cultural groups to sing or perform dances etc., welcoming travelers to shore but in this situation Princess Cruises (purely an assumption based off ...
Princess Cruises has issued an apology for its "cultural insensitivity" after photos of non-native workers dressed in Maori garb surfaced on social media. Maori are the indigenous people of New ...
(The Maori are New Zealand's indigenous Polynesian people.) "Essentially, it's about exploitation, and in terms of our Maori king, in effect it's misappropriating his mana," one said.
Malaysian students abroad have been reminded not to focus solely on academics, but also to engage with the local communities ...
Through her cooking, one young regional Australian keeps her Maori traditions alive in a West Australian mining town.