The heart of these expressions beats within the Maori, New Zealand's indigenous Polynesian inhabitants. But who really are the Maori? Dive in, and let's unearth this ancient culture together.

The boat, known as a waka, was unearthed in the Chatham Islands. Researchers say it could be one of the most significant ...

That is why the Hokule'a project so captured the Hawaiian imagination, and why its passage through Polynesian seas has so excited Tahitians, Cook Islanders, New Zealand Maori, and other islanders.

British and Polynesian influences course through picturesque New Zealand, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean southeast of Australia. Early Maori settlers ceded sovereignty to British invaders ...

British and Polynesian influences course through picturesque New Zealand, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean southeast of Australia. Early Maori settlers ceded sovereignty to British invaders ...

A new report encourages Māori to continue using tikanga to strengthen economic ties with China and explore new opportunities in other areas.

How is a Māori or Polynesian kid in a lower socioeconomic area supposed to pursue a career in those fields if he or she can’t even find a teacher to get them to the starting line? Photo / Getty ...

The Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, share a deep cultural connection with other Polynesian peoples. The figure of Maui, already given a wide variety of interpretations on different ...

New Zealand's biggest tennis event has featured cultural elements of the Māori, the indigenous Polynesian people of the country, on its Championship Sunday for many years—and the opportunity to ...