Waka hit the water at the Treaty Grounds, while the PM was welcomed onto Ōnuku Marae in Akaroa and the Waitangi Hikoi made themselves known.

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

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

Events are starting to wind down at Waitangi with the great waka Ngaatokimatawhaorua, with about 80 kaihoe on board, coming ...

New Zealand turned 185 on Thursday. Tensions are running high on the eve of the country's national day, commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi between Maori and the Crown in 1840. On ...

A photo shared on social media claiming to be from Waitangi Day celebrations was taken at a different event last year, a ...

At Waitangi, a day so ill defined by headlines breaks free of its time-bound shackles and reveals itself as a week-long ...

Analysis: The Prime Minister is absent, Marama Davidson is back, and David Seymour will front up to his opponents (despite a ...

I don't mind telling you, I've kind of been dreading making any sort of editorial comment or opinion on Waitangi Day.  Not ...

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