UPDATED – Excitement Builds for North vs South TrialsPublished 3rd October 2025Māori Football Aotearoa’s next major activity is the North vs South trials for U-18 and U-16 (girls only) players. Players…Read more
Maori Football Aotearoa Support Ha Ora in OtaraPublished 3rd October 2025OTARA, Tāmaki Makaurau – Māori Football Aotearoa was on the ground at Ha Ora Have A Go Marae Fun Day…Read more
North vs South 2025 – U18 South Trials (Girls Only)Published 25th September 2025U18 South Trials for “North Vs South” (Girls Only), please register by clicking the link Register Here! Please email our coach…Read more
North vs South 2025 – U16 South Trials (Girls Only)Published 25th September 2025U16 South Trials for “North Vs South” (Girls Only), please register by clicking the link Register Here! Please email our…Read more
North vs South 2025 – U18North Trials (Girls Only)Published 25th September 2025U18 North Trials for “North Vs South” (Girls Only), please register by clicking the link Register Here! Please email our coach…Read more
Māori Football Aotearoa’s Werahiko Reflects on Korea TourPublished 19th September 2025SEOUL, Korea Republic — Māori Football Aotearoa had boots on the ground in Asia recently as Reon Werahiko joined the…Read more
Māori Football Celebrates Te Wiki o te Reo MāoriPublished 15th September 2025Nau mai ki te Wiki o te Reo Māori! | Welcome to Māori Language Week! Every year since 1975, New…Read more
NZF Approves Transition to Fully Appointed ExCoPublished 9th September 2025New Zealand Football has confirmed a major change to how its board will be constituted moving forward, following an Extraordinary…Read more
Maia Jackman (Ngāpuhi) joins new FIFA anti-racism panelPublished 9th September 2025FIFA has appointed a 16-member “players’ voice” panel to strengthen football’s response to racism — with Aotearoa represented by former…Read more
Iwi of Origin 2025 set for OctoberPublished 27th August 2025AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Iwi of Origin is the annual Tāmaki Makaurau inter iwi festival that celebrates whakapapa, whānau and…Read more
Legacy Leap ForwardPublished 21st August 2025AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Māori Football Aotearoa (MFA) is proud to announce the appointment of Maruwhare Harman as the organisation’s…Read more
Māori Football Aotearoa Strengthens Ties with Waiariki FCPublished 11th August 2025Māori Football Aotearoa continued its work in the Waiariki region this week with a productive hui at the Waiariki FC…Read more
Māori Football Aotearoa visit Whakarewarewa PrimaryPublished 8th August 2025ROTORUA – Māori Football Aotearoa (MFA) visited to Whakarewarewa Primary School in Rotorua this week, connecting tamariki, staff, and whānau…Read more
Bianca Tarawa: Flying the Māori Flag on the World Stage, One Frame at a TimePublished 28th June 2025CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee – At the heart of Auckland City FC’s Club World Cup campaign is not only the football team…Read more
Jeremy Christie Reflects on Football Journey at FIFA Club World Cup in ORLANDO, FloridaPublished 25th June 2025Former All Whites midfielder Jeremy Christie has welcomed Auckland City FC to his adopted hometown this week as the team…Read more
From Ngāti Porou to the World StagePublished 21st June 2025NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Standing on the same pitch as World Cup winners Ángel Di María and Nicolás Otamendi, a young…Read more
Taupō to Tennessee: Bell’s Ascent to World StagePublished 15th June 2025CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee – As Auckland City prepare to face German giants Bayern Munich at the FIFA Club World Cup, one…Read more
Māori step onto global football stagePublished 8th June 2025WASHINGTON D.C., USA – On the sunlit turf of a FIFA Club World Cup in the United States, three Māori…Read more
Mayne Named Ford Football Ferns Head CoachPublished 23rd May 2025Michael Mayne has been named Ford Football Ferns head coach to lead the team for the FIFA Women’s World Cup…Read more
Kimiora Insley: Championing Māori Culture Through FootballPublished 20th May 2025“He uri ahau o Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau a Āpanui me Tūwharetoa.” Kimiora Insley is a prominent figure within…Read more
Cultural Exchange Deepens Ties Between Māori Football Aotearoa and Western Sydney WanderersPublished 9th April 2025A unique cross-Tasman cultural exchange took place recently as Māori Football Aotearoa (MFA) welcomed A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers (WSW)…Read more
A Rising Star in Football LeadershipPublished 29th January 2025Football has been a part of 22 year old Paris Moore’s life for as long as she can remember. With…Read more
New Zealand Football Sign Agreement with Māori Football AotearoaPublished 16th December 2024New Zealand Football have signed an agreement with Māori Football Aotearoa to enable both organisations to support one another and…Read more
2021 Aotearoa Squad AnnouncementsPublished 9th February 2021Following the hugely successful #NVS21 (North vs South 2021) held in partnership with Rotorua Lakes District Council on 23 January…Read more
Third edition of COTC a huge successPublished 20th January 2020With the third annual Trans-Tasman Clash of the Cultures in the books, Maori Football NZ is garnering attention for creating…Read more
COTC a unique opportunityPublished 12th January 2020Maori Football NZ Men’s Head Coach Richard Kerr-Bell summed up the Trans-Tasman Clash of the Cultures initiative with one word…Read more
Realizing Maori potential ahead of COTCPublished 11th January 2020Maori Football NZ Women’s Head Coach, Asher Trotter has named a strong squad for the 2020 Trans-Tasman Clash of the…Read more
Fun at the Heart of Kotiro’s campaignPublished 9th January 2020As Ngā Kotiro Whanapoikiri head into camp next week there will no doubt be plenty of fun and exciting vibes.…Read more
Community Day at McLennanPublished 7th January 2020Maori Football NZ in conjunction with Papakura City FC will be hosting a Community Day event at McLennan Park on…Read more
Squads named for 2020 Trans-Tasman Clash of the CulturesPublished 7th January 2020Maori Football NZ is pleased to announce the four representative sides taking part in the 2020 Trans-Tasman Clash of the…Read more
Another leap of faith – North meets southPublished 16th September 2018Maori Football NZ (MFNZ) delegates from Auckland traveled down to Christchurch to support MFNZ Te Waipounamu kaiwhakahaere (South Island Development…Read more
Maori Female footballers back in actionPublished 24th August 2018After the huge success of the inaugural Clash of the Cultures trans-tasman football series against MARIYA (Australian First Nations) in…Read more
Brady sisters in big winPublished 31st January 2018Whakatane sisters Shae and Macy Brady helped get one over the Aussies last week. The Trident High School footballers played…Read more
95bfm interview Jale, TrowillPublished 26th January 201895bfm’s Mark Casson caught up with New Zealand Maori (MAURI) Women’s players Grace Jale and Steph Trowill after Saturdays 5-0…Read more
Historic indigenous internationals a big successPublished 25th January 2018Mission accomplished for the New Zealand Maori sides after nailing the inaugural test series against the Australian First Nations. Some…Read more
School girl footballers in historic winPublished 24th January 2018A group of current and recent secondary school girl football players recently played an inaugural match for the New Zealand…Read more
Jackson, Walters Hewson part of inaugural Clash of CulturesPublished 24th January 2018Kerikeri High School’s Tara Jackson and Abundant Life’s Kalani Walters-Hewson joined the Te Ikaroa football side for the inaugural Trans-Tasman…Read more
Historic international matches set for NZ shoresPublished 19th January 2018For all its charismatic star power and global influence, a singular question has enshrouded football in New Zealand for some…Read more
VIDEO – Maori Women enter campPublished 17th January 2018https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlwwWWoVs8ERead more