Maori Culture

Generations of Kiwis, past and present, have grown up with dolphin tales – the stories of ‘celebrity’ dolphins who’ve achieved local and sometimes international fame through their exploits in New Zealand’s coastal waters.

Eating out has fresh appeal in New Zealand with diverse destinations offering diners the chance to laze, graze and star gaze in exotic outdoor settings.

Matariki – the Māori New Year – is a festive season for the tangata whenua or first people of New Zealand.

Long prized by Māori for its beauty and strength, New Zealand pounamu or greenstone is a protected natural resource that will now also benefit from a unique tracking system.

For New Zealand's Māori people, Matariki - the rising of a cluster of tiny stars in the final days of May - is a celestial signal of an ending and a beginning.

New Zealand chefs are increasingly using traditional Māori ingredients in their menus to create contemporary Kiwi cuisine.

Every piece of Māori art that comes from New Zealand carries a story with it.

From ancient times, Māori culture has been passed down from generation to generation through music, carvings, art, story-telling and reciting of whakapapa genealogies.

At the heart of New Zealand’s central North Island is a vast volcanic plateau that is a region of many natural wonders.

Tapu, an ancient Māori spiritual and social code that was central to traditional society, is about sanctity and respect for people, natural resources and the environment.