WAITANGI, New Zealand – Thousands of New Zealanders watched indigenous Maori dancers twirl white "poi" balls in a blur of motion and take to traditional canoes, or waka, in the picturesque Bay of ...

WAITANGI, New Zealand >> Thousands of New Zealanders watched indigenous Maori dancers twirl white “poi” balls in a blur of motion and take to traditional canoes, or waka, in the picturesque Bay of ...

DILLON — Robin and Chanelle Casey are a long way from their home on the east coast of New Zealand, but they brought a little bit of the island and their culture to share with Montana. The Maori couple ...

The circle of indigenous dance widens to include poi dancing this month at the Center for the Arts. Most people think poi is a flavorless white paste made for Hawaiian luaus, but poi is one of the ...

On a moonless night in Asbury Park, Tom Leonard and his wife, Jennifer Rodzinak, stroll on the sand, toting a container of kerosene, a fire extinguisher, a damp towel, a blanket, a first aid kit with ...

COQUILLE -- Giving students at Jefferson Elementary School a chance to play with toys they had never seen before was also the way to teach them about a culture from the other side of the world. On ...

New Zealand’s indigenous Maori shook the streets of Myeong-dong in Seoul Tuesday with their interpretation of Psy’s exuberant horse dance popularized by his video “Gangnam Style.” Global Myeong-dong ...

Tearepa Kahi’s documentary examines the phenomenon of "Poi E," the mega hit that outsold Michael Jackson and turned Maori singer Dalvanius Prime into a Kiwi superstar. By Pip Bulbeck Who knew that ...

It is possible that you have seen them dancing at an event of two around town. Since 1981, the Pacific Islanders have been dancing and chanting their ways across the Coastal Bend. Passed down from ...