A group of migrant learners in Rotorua have completed a bilingual course in English and te reo Māori, said to be the first of its kind in Aotearoa. Front (from left), Uthpala Wasanthi from Sri Lanka, ...

Quirino Mendoza y Cortés was a Mexican musician and composer. He was born in 1862 and loved music from a young age. He later became a music teacher. He is best known for writing the famous song ...

The Minister for Internal Affairs has confirmed the New Zealand passport is in the process of being changed to have English appear above the te reo Māori text. The current passport, which came into ...

Starting her musical journey as a child in Colombia, Shakira rose to fame with her album Pies Descalzos, which made her a household name in Latin America. Her breakthrough into the English-speaking ...

Chicago-based bubble tea franchise TE’AMO Boba Bar will replace Latin fusion restaurant Mas Salud on Clark Street. TE’AMO has more than a dozen locations in Illinois as well as shops in four other ...

Karol G kicked off the summer season with her merengue-powered “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” which loosely translates to “if I had met you before.” The song’s style is an homage to the decades-old ...

Fiery day in the House as Parliament gets back to business, Cook Strait cost blowout lands with the Finance Minister and how Auckland Council is addressing crime in the city in the latest NZ Herald ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Bad Bunny has released his fifth studio album, “nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana.” The album, with a title that translates to “nobody knows what’s going to happen tomorrow,” has 22 tracks, ...

Before his record-breaking goalscoring days Erling Haaland tried his hand in a rap group alongside some childhood friends. The little-known trio who went by the name ‘Flow Kingz’, produced home-made ...

Shakira has just released another banger but what do her 'Copa Vacía' lyrics mean and are they about her ex Gerard Piqué? Ever since Shakira released her viral smash hit 'Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, ...