The clerics announced that a “fourth article was added to the Maori text of the Treaty signed at Waitangi, at the request of Bishop Jean Baptiste […] This article guaranteed religious freedom ...
I sign this Treaty with my hand, but with the mana of my ancestors. So said Hōne Heke, the first rangatira (chief) to sign the Treaty of Waitangi. To emphasise the gravity of this sentiment, he ...
A 8,200ft mountain has now been recognised as a person in a bizarre move by New Zealand. The country's government recognised Mount Taranaki - now known by its Maori name, Taranaki Maunga - after ...
Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Rawiri and Debbie Ngawera-Packer spoke to the media from the Treaty Grounds. Video / Alyse Wright Te Pāti Māori will demand the establishment of a new parliamentary co ...
But the actions of the Crown in the context of the Treaty were not limited to the nineteenth century. During the 1975 election campaign, I had been lobbied extensively by Pakehas, who lived in Raglan, ...
On February 6, 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed for the first time. Here’s what was said by some of those who signed it. Our Waitangi 2025 coverage is possible because of the over 13,000 ...
to reflect common use.” The post shined a spotlight on our habit of slapping pre-before a word that doesn’t seem to need it. But many of these apparent redundancies actually aren’t redundant ...
A major infrastructure upgrade at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, supported by $10.2 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund, is progressing well with some new facilities opening in time for the ...