Tag
Maori
![Maori Connection to Antarctic May Predate European ‘Discovery’ Maori Connection to Antarctic May Predate European ‘Discovery’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-11-5.jpg)
Maori Connection to Antarctic May Predate European ‘Discovery’
By Joshua Mcdonald
New research links the Maori people to possibly discovering Antarctica long before Europeans and Americans.
![Aotearoa New Zealand Faces the Future Aotearoa New Zealand Faces the Future](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-11-09-10.jpg)
Aotearoa New Zealand Faces the Future
By Anne-Marie Brady
The appointment of New Zealand’s first Maori foreign minister sends a clear message about its foreign policy priorities.
![In New Zealand, a River Becomes a 'Person' In New Zealand, a River Becomes a 'Person'](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-17_15-06-51.jpg)
In New Zealand, a River Becomes a 'Person'
By Kiran Mohandas Menon
New Zealand has granted a river considered sacred by the Maori people the same legal rights as a human being.
![Sacred Ink: Tattoos of Polynesia Sacred Ink: Tattoos of Polynesia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-25_13-45-32.jpg)
Sacred Ink: Tattoos of Polynesia
By Jonathan DeHart
After 150 years of religious suppression, tattoos have returned to their rightful place as cultural symbols of Polynesia.
![Flags and Identity in New Zealand Flags and Identity in New Zealand](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-29_17-01-35.jpg)
Flags and Identity in New Zealand
By Grant Wyeth
Ultimately, the country voted to keep its old flag, but the year-long process sparked national conversations about identity.
Page 1 of 1