Maori Culture

Put a bunch of rugby-loving Kiwis together for a while, and you’re bound to witness a rousing Māori haka at some stage.

History has been created with one of the largest pieces of Māori art being gifted to China by New Zealand Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, John Key.

Two New Zealand businesswomen have dreamed up a cuddly soft toy to help promote the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

The feather of an extinct New Zealand bird has sold for a world record price at an auction in Auckland.

Matariki will be observed throughout New Zealand this year with home-style and high-profile events bringing families together to celebrate new beginnings.

Celebrated Kiwi chef Peter Gordon will be digging deep for Māori New Year this month by combining his Māori roots and fancy kai / food cooking skills at a gourmet hangi to celebrate Matariki.

A pre-dawn gathering on a New Zealand East Coast beach will be first to witness Matariki rising and the dawning of Māori New Year - at the same location that’s famously first in the world to see the sun.

Two multi-talented New Zealand Māori artists are about to make their mark in the US – by becoming artists-in-residence at a prestigious Washington university.

Japanese tourists, who joined locals in a fun run through a remote New Zealand kauri forest, were helping to celebrate a burgeoning friendship between two different cultures.

New Zealand’s largest international tourism event TRENZ opens in Auckland next week (24.05.2010), with new products to tempt the world’s travel and tourism industry.