Loss of forests brought new birds to NZ during the last Ice Age—we're witnessing a similar process now
When people arrived on the shores of Aotearoa New Zealand and began to turn the land to their needs, they set in motion great ...
8. Land of the Long White Cloud
In te reo Māori - the indigenous language of New Zealand – the country is called Aotearoa, which means Land of the Long White ...
Moa extinction: Human colonization sealed fate of New Zealand's giants, study shows
New research has identified the extent to which human colonization and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand's ...
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New Zealand’s critical minerals list: updates, export targets and industry reaction
Gold and coal are among 37 minerals included on New Zealand’s critical minerals list, which was unveiled alongside a strategy ...
A New Zealand mountain has been granted personhood. Here’s why that matters
Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New ...
New Zealand residential construction company Stonewood Homes opens in Toowoomba
One of New Zealand’s top residential builders has launched in the Darling Downs as Toowoomba anticipates a growth of 32,830 households by 2031.
Cyclone Gabrielle victims still struggling with land issues at its second anniversary
On the second anniversary of one of the worst storms in NZ history, reporter Alexa Cook talks to Hawke's Bay families living ...
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New Zealand grants a mountain personhood, recognizing Taranaki Maunga as sacred to the Indigenous Māori people
its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land are people before. The pristine, snow-capped ...
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A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land are ...
High Court appeal by developer over culturally significant Whangārei land
A developer who wants to subdivide a culturally sacred Northland site is heading to the High Court, despite Environment Court judges saying the land should clearly not be developed. The High Court ...
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Protests and a New Zealand leader's absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Māori
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It’s often a day marked by spirited politics ... legal judgements and billion-dollar settlements with government that return stolen land and other resources to their original ...