Thousands gathered across New Zealand on Thursday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called for an end to government policies that critics say erode the rights ...

Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New Zealand, to celebrate the country's national day.

The first time Matarora Smith worked Waitangi Day commemorations in Paihia, she felt the wairua and whakapapa of the historic ...

Over 1800 people booked their free tickets to attend the Waitangi Day celebration, in its third year. Te Puia chief executive ...

Māori have been writing about their experiences for two centuries. Here, the authors of a new book about that literary legacy ...

As a descendant of one of the signatories of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, signed in Te Kaha on June 14, 1840, I have always been crystal clear about what it promised. I grew up in a very Māori community, ...

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson is holding a media standup at Waitangi this afternoon. The Green Party announced ...

Prayers as dawn awakened for Waitangi Day...known as New Zealand's national day, which drew the biggest crowd in three decades. It was an early start at the ...

In the lead-up to Waitangi Day, the National Iwi Chairs Forum will convene at Waitangi from February 3-4 to set its goals for 2025. This quarterly hui rotates among iwi, with each hosting the two-day ...

That day, like many Waitangi Days before and many after ... During the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, when pressures on Māori wardens were at an all-time high, they volunteered.