Debbie Ngarewa-Packer of the country's Maori Party says the shift from a zero-tolerance pandemic approach to an easing of restrictions will... Maori leader calls New Zealand's COVID-19 strategy a ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s Maori King Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII died peacefully on Friday morning at age 69, according to a statement released by his representatives. “The death ...

KING Charles has said he is "profoundly sad" to learn of the passing of New Zealand's Maori king who has died aged 69. Kiingi Tuheitia died surrounded by his wife and three children on Thursday just ...

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — On Saturday, New Zealand reported its highest number of new coronavirus cases in a single day: 160. The South Pacific island nation has been virtually free of the virus for ...

New Zealand is moving away from a "zero cases" approach to COVID-19. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Maori party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer about why she opposes the change. New Zealand Prime ...

The King said he is “profoundly saddened” by the death of decades-long friend to the British royal family, Maori king Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII. Kiingi Tuheitia died in New Zealand at the ...

The co-leader of New Zealand's Maori Party, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, says the country's new COVID-19 strategy amounts to a "death warrant" for Indigenous communities. Earlier in October, the country ...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern scaled back the country's strict lockdown in Auckland this week, saying the goal of zero COVID cases is no longer a possibility. But there is concern that ...