Maori players lead a pre-game haka ritual before their clash with the Indigenous All Stars.

With the podium contenders set, Kokomo Murase stomped her final run to overtake Zoi Sadowski-Synnott for the lead and eventually secure the gold medal, improving on her bronze from Beijing.

A powerful statement of unity and resilience unfolded in Tauranga Moana across February 27–28 as He Mataatua Kapa Haka ...

Psychiatrist, author and long-time advocate for Māori approaches to wellbeing Dr Hinemoa Elder says Aotearoa is facing one of the most testing periods in recent memory, and the mental health system is ...

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are officially open with the conclusion of Friday’s Opening Ceremony. This was a historic Opening Ceremony, where two Olympic cauldrons were used for the first ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics are officially underway after Friday's Opening Ceremony festivities at Milano San Siro Olympic Stadium in Milan, Italy. The Opening Ceremony featured the expected Italian ...

The Olympics return with one of the most-watched moments of any Winter Games: the opening ceremony. This year's opening ceremony promises to redefine Olympic tradition, as Milano Cortina 2026 marks ...

Editor's note: Follow Olympics opening ceremony live updates from Milano Cortina. The official kickoff of the 2026 Winter Olympics, the opening ceremony, will take place on Friday, Feb. 6, at Milan's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fireworks as the Olympic cauldron under the Arco della Pace in Milan is lit by Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni.

When is the opening ceremony? The opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics will take place Friday, beginning at 2 p.m. ET, with prime-time coverage starting at 8 p.m. ET. Grammy ...

During the opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, announcers had an opportunity to talk about the amazing athletes who are competing. They could have chosen to share fun facts about the ...

Every Olympics opening ceremony is an advertisement—for the host country, for the Olympics themselves, for the notion of a free-trading global order competing through sport, in the same place and on ...