Maori Culture

It’s the buzz word of the New Zealand tourism industry but what is kaitiakitanga? If you don’t know then tread carefully because it could hold the key to the future of the world.

There is an ancient whakatauki (proverb) of New Zealand’s indigenous Māori people that metaphorically reflects on the inevitable fall of great leaders and the consequential uprising of the new generation to take their place.

The legendary love story of the Central Plateau mountains gives visitors the opportunity to connect in a real and genuine way with the landscape, stories, language and culture of New Zealand.

Waitangi Day is a public holiday held on 6 February every year to commemorate the signing of New Zealand's founding document - the Treaty of Waitangi - in 1840.

A selection of quirky and not so quirky New Zealand facts.

An overview of Maori Culture as it exists in modern New Zealand society.

History of the haka made famous by the All Blacks.

Half a world away from each other, New Zealand and France have more than rugby in common.

The Maori of Ruapehu, Whanganui and Rangitikei named the area ‘Te Kahui Tupua’, the sacred peaks.

Tapu is an ancient belief system of the New Zealand’s indigenous people, the Maori.