New Zealand unveiled the top four design proposals for the country's new flag. ... Do you like 1) silver ferns, 2) silver ferns, 3) a Maori symbol based on silver ferns, or 4) ...

New Zealand government The government of New Zealand today published a list of 40 possible designs for its new national flag, ahead of a national referendum slated for later this year.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand is considering changing its flag. The public was encouraged to come up with ideas, and submitted more than 10,000 designs. A government-appointed panel ...

New Zealand is planning at least two referendums on the subject: Later this year, voters will choose among four designs selected by the panel from the recently announced "long list" of 40.

The Maori have a centuries-old tradition of tā moko, their distinct body mod tattooing. On tonight’s Needles and Pins on VICELAND, we travel to New Zealand with British body modification artist ...

New Zealand’s Indigenous Maori were renowned as skilled hunters, warriors and artists. They were also famous for traditional performances, including the fearsome Haka, a ceremonial dance.

Maori carvers use greenstone to create versions of the design, an echo of the legend that Maui pulled their islands from the sea. A hei matau, made from pounamu, the Maori word for New Zealand ...

New Zealand, the last large habitable land mass on Earth to be populated, was for centuries home to nothing but birds and sea life when the Maori arrived from east Polynesia sometime around 1300 ...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gestures as she gives her victory speech to Labour Party members at an event in Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) ...

The New Zealand-born Wickstead said, "Designing the Air New Zealand uniform has been an incredibly personal project for me. At the heart of it was a deep respect for the heritage and the unique ...

But one woman's striking chin design - or moko - has generated huge debate in New Zealand, because she is white, with no Maori heritage.