Protests and a New Zealand leader's absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Māori
The bill's architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...
New Zealand Marks 185Th Year Of Signing Treaty Of Waitangi
New Zealand marked Waitangi Day, which laid the country's bicultural foundation, on Thursday to commemorate the 185th annive ...
Essential Albums: Aotearoa - Tihiei Mauriora / He Waiaa Mo Te Iwi
For a band whose underlying mission was to address ideas about what this country could be, there could not have been a more apt name than Aotearoa, writes Nick Bollinger.
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New Zealanders mark Waitangi Day everywhere
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 ...
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Thousands gather in New Zealand on Waitangi Day
Thousands gathered across New Zealand yesterday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called ...
Next Group Of Public Submissions On Treaty Principles Bill Announced
The Justice Committee has named 367 people to present oral submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill, with a further 112 spots reserved for randomly selected submitters. In a statement on Friday, the ...
Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says pōwhiri just one of many Waitangi events
Politicians from the coalition government received a frosty reception at Waitangi this year, but Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says the pōwhiri that received so much attention was just one ...
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List of submitters to be invited to make oral submissions— Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
The Justice Committee has decided a list of submitters who will be invited to make oral submissions on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill. This is the primary list of invitees. Further ...