Thousands gathered in the heart of the Bay of Islands, Northland, to commemorate Waitangi Day. A dawn ceremony at Te Whare Rūnanga Marae on the upper Treaty grounds marked the beginning of ...

Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson and partner Jeannette Reid in their 1840s colonial settler costumes at Waitangi Treaty Grounds in 2024 ... When I left New Zealand in 1966 I was Kiri Te Kanawa and ...

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

Dressed in all white, the new queen stood out immediately among the kuia and kaumātua wearing their usual black formal ...

Prime Minister Chris Luxon has used his Waitangi Day address to settle nerves over his government's attitude to Maori and the ...

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

New Zealand marked Waitangi Day, which laid the country's bicultural foundation, on Thursday to commemorate the 185th annive ...

A bill aimed at ending long-standing rights from the indigenous population has fuelled this year’s heated events.

New Zealand on Thursday marked the anniversary of its founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi. The day came with quiet ...

From the dawn ceremony to the numerous local performances and powerful words, Waitangi Day 2025 was one to remember, but a ...

The row over the role of the Treaty of Waitangi in modern-day New Zealand shows no sign of abating, with protests on the eve ...

Tomorrow is the 185th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on February 6, 1840, one of New Zealand’s ...