WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A teenage thrash metal band screams out Maori lyrics in its latest videos. A popular radio host is learning New Zealand’s indigenous language and sharing new vocabulary with ...

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Mâori - the Mâori Language Commission - is spearheading a campaign to elevate Matariki, or Aotearoa Pacific New Year, into an iconic national event. The commission in ...

A march along the Wellington Waterfront to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Maori Language Week in September. - COURTESY OF MAORI LANGUAGE COMMISSION WELLINGTON: When 34-year-old Tze Wee enrolled in ...

Maori, or “te reo Maori” as it is widely rendered in New Zealand, is one of the country’s three official languages — along with English and New Zealand Sign Language — but it is thought only about 125 ...

Wellington: When the first batter is dismissed at Basin Reserve on Thursday, viewers will see a graphic that not only says “wicket” but also “wikiti”, the Maori translation of the term. It’s part of a ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. LINDA MOTTRAM: I wonder if you speak more than one language. Perhaps you speak Maori. Well, in New ...

The New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde has dropped a surprise EP of five tracks from her Solar Power album, re-recorded in the indigenous Māori language. The EP is called "Te Ao Mārama," meaning ...