The proposed legislation is seen by many Maori and their supporters as undermining the rights of the country’s indigenous people, who make up around 20 per cent of its population of 5.3 million.

New Zealand’s government plans to have 1 million Kiwis speaking basic te reo – the language of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori population – by 2040. There are also calls to make the ...

The Catholic Diocese of Auckland Vicar for Maori says Pope Francis will be remembered as a strong voice for Indigenous rights. Auckland Diocese Vicar for Maori and Te Ropu Maori chair Manuel Beazley ...