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 ...

This year's festivities at Waitangi are over - capping off a week filled with crowds, celebration, spectacle and debate. Yesterday there were two separate dawn ceremonies and a colourful waka launch ...

Thousands gathered across New Zealand yesterday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called ...

The bill’s architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...

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

New Zealand marked Waitangi Day which laid the country bicultural foundation on Thursday to commemorate the 185th anniversary of the signing of the ...

“The purpose of remembering isn't to sow division and disharmony but actually to bind us together as a nation that can openly ...

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.

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

New Zealand's annual holiday is being celebrated on Thursday February 6. Here's how professionals on LinkedIn are marking the ...

New Zealand commemorates its national day on Thursday, Waitangi Day, marking 185 years since the signing of its foundational ...