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The Waitangi Treaty Grounds and the town of Paihia in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Credit: Alamy It's somehow appropriate that the main approach to New Zealand's most important national ...
The Waitangi Treaty Grounds are situated at Waitangi, Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand. The Waitangi Treaty complex is New Zealand's pre-eminent historic site. It was here that the Treaty of ...
The procession ends at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds and it's there that Māori, politicians, police and even royalty have clashed in the past. While at Waitangi in 1990, Queen Elizabeth II had a ...
The treaty was signed by Māori chiefs and representatives of the Crown in 1840 on the grounds of Waitangi. And this place has always served as a forum for protest, discussion and to pay respect ...
The Waitangi Treaty Grounds will be closed to the public on Waitangi Day. The move follows an earlier decision to cancel in-person events usually held at the site.
The grounds and its surrounds are buzzing with people of all ethnicities enjoying the festivities on what marks 174 years since the Treaty of Waitangi was signed. Labour Leader David Cunliffe and ...
The dawn service at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds was one of hundreds of events held across the country for Waitangi Day. Fears that COVID-19 might hurt attendance didn't come to pass.
A Waka, a Māori canoe, is paddled at at Waitangi, New Zealand on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, as the country begins to mark the anniversary of its founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi. Credit: AP ...
Waitangi Day has taken on an increasingly militarist character, with the navy playing a central part in commemorations at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds alongside tribal leaders and politicians.
Waitangi Day has a tradition of great oratory and now students from around the country have the chance to write their own speech outlining what Waitangi Day ...
Waitangi Treaty Grounds chief executive Ben Dalton said the threat came from an email that had been sent to museums throughout the country, along with several hotel chains. ...
Waitangi Treaty Grounds Address Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 12:06 pm Speech: ACT New Zealand. Government Powhiri Address David Seymour, Leader ACT New Zealand Wednesday 5th February, 2025.