A dawn ceremony marked the beginning of Waitangi Day commemorations at Te Whare Rūnanga Marae on the upper Treaty grounds. Events were also held throughout the country, with hundreds of people ...

One belief was virtually universal within the Waitangi forum tents: existing as Māori is inherently political.

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

A dawn ceremony has marked the beginning of Waitangi Day commemorations at Te Whare Rūnanga Marae on the upper Treaty grounds. Thursday's celebration came after a tense pōwhiri at the marae yesterday ...

In the early 1970s I rarely made it to Waitangi because February 6 was the day pupils returned to St Stephen’s School. A time ...

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

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Waitangi Day’s dawn ceremony is underway at the majestic Treaty Grounds following a lively and at times fiery Parliament ...

The Treaty of Waitangi's anniversary passed quietly amid political strains in New Zealand. Prime Minister Luxon avoided the main event, with controversy over a proposed law redefining the treaty's ...

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.

It’s often a day marked by spirited politics and at times boisterous protest. But Thursday’s anniversary of New Zealand’s ...