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

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.

The crowd broke into applause as they heard the Crown had "filed for divorce" while its partner was "blissfully unaware".

Scoular led home M2’s Manson and Zagazeta and behind them in seventh Nicholas Stati finished three second ahead of Canadian ...

Royal Puma started the second period brightly, with Vaa Taualai’s free-kick from wide on the left-hand side beating goalkeeper Osa Savelio only to clip the top of the bar. A fourth arrived just after ...

New Zealand's Waitangi Day was overshadowed by controversy as Māori leaders condemned a proposed bill to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi. Methodist Church president Te Aroha Rountree likened the ...

Waitangi National Trust chairman Pita Tipene at Waitangi 2025. Photo / Dean Purcell Despite 185 years of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the relationship between Māori and central Government continues to ...

The New Zealand Embassy in the Philippines commemorated Waitangi Day on Feb. 6 at the Ambassador's Official Residence in Makati City. The event celebrated Aotearoa's heritage and highlighted the ...

But Thursday’s anniversary of New Zealand’s founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, passed in muted fashion with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon absent from the main commemorations ...