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.

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

The Spinoff presents a simplified transcript of the speeches at the treaty signings in Waitangi, Hokianga and Kaitāia.

A mountain in New Zealand - seen as an ancestor by the country’s indigenous Maori people - is now legally considered a person. The Bill gives local tribes more say in maintaining the mountain ...

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

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

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

Rumors on social media have circulated about the flag listed on some government sites. Here's what you need to know.

In this paper, we raise some important issues relevant to suicide prevention for Maori people in New Zealand, in order to stimulate debate and provide appropriate suicide prevention action plans. 2.

One in five people in the UK has diabetes or pre-diabetes, Diabetes UK has revealed. The charity warned the new data “shows ...