On Waitangi Day, following the Dawn Karakia at Te Tou Rangatira (the land next to the Te Tii Marae), the flag raising ...
The bill’s architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...
A bill aimed at ending long-standing rights from the indigenous population has fuelled this year’s heated events.
Māori have been writing about their experiences for two centuries. Here, the authors of a new book about that literary legacy ...
Thousands gathered across New Zealand yesterday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called ...
The Spinoff presents a simplified transcript of the speeches at the treaty signings in Waitangi, Hokianga and Kaitāia.
A Dawn Ceremony marked the beginning of Waitangi Day commemorations at Te Whare Rūnanga Marae, while a traditional waka parade took place in front of Te Tii Marae before docking near the lower Treaty ...
Dutch paddler Koos Wabeke says getting involved with kaupapa waka - and learning about the Māori world - has changed his life.
Prime Minister Chris Luxon has used his Waitangi Day address to settle nerves over his government's attitude to Maori and the ...
Te Pāti Māori will be the first political party welcomed to Waitangi ahead of the country’s national day when they walk on to the Treaty Grounds alongside representatives of t ...
Te Pāti Māori proposes an independent commission for Te Tiriti o Waitangi, iwi leaders discuss how to embed mana motuhake, ...
The national holiday marks the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi between Maori chiefs and colonising British forces, widely seen as the birth of modern New Zealand.