Waitangi Day in New Zealand is marked by controversy as Māori leaders condemn a proposed bill to redefine the Treaty of ...

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

Māori leaders in the Far North turned their collective back on the government in an emotional demonstration against what they say is a deliberate attack on Māori rights.

The first time Matarora Smith worked Waitangi Day commemorations in Paihia, she felt the wairua (spirit) and whakapapa (genealogy) of the historic place. Driving the windy roads up from Auckland ...

In its third year, Waitangi Day at Te Puia returns with a full-on day for whānau to experience cultural festivities and entertainment. The event starts at 9.30am and has a range of pā activities ...

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 ...