Te Tiriti o Waitangi was signed on nine separate sheets by roughly 500 Māori rangatira in many different locations throughout Aotearoa New Zealand during the year 1840.The first sheet to be signed was the Waitangi Sheet, at Waitangi, on 6 Februar...

Prior to European contact, Māori in Aotearoa practised a traditional medicinal system known as rongoā Māori. Rongoā Māori was a holistic approach to health, addressing spiritual, psychological, physical, and whānau (family)...

On Thursday 30 January 2025, Taranaki Maunga was officially granted legal personhood under New Zealand law. It became the third geographical feature in Aotearoa to receive this status, following Te Urewera in 2014 and Te Wh...

What Is an Energy Transition? An energy transition is a significant structural change in how energy is produced and consumed. The current global energy transition focuses on moving from fossil fuels to sustainable energy sys...

Te Reo Māori is a taonga — a treasure. It abounds with idioms and phrases that elevate the language itself: māpihi maurea, kuru pounamu, reo rangatira. Those who speak te reo Māori treat it with great respect, as it has been ...

What are microgrids? Microgrids are electricity networks that operate at a community scale, rather than at regional or national level. They allow interconnected households or organisations to collectively generate, store, an...