The Māori leader wears a kōrowai (cloak) and a mataora (face tattoo ... This day commemorates the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi [the Treaty of Waitangi] in 1840, 185 years ago,” Tuhura ...

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

We are two peoples but bound together through the treaty of Waitangi, which his ancestors signed, and my ancestors signed." Mere, who wore a traditional Kakahu cloak and pendant made of Greenstone ...

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 ...

The Treaty of Waitangi's anniversary passed quietly amid political strains in New Zealand. Prime Minister Luxon avoided the main event, with controversy over a proposed law redefining the treaty's ...

Prime Minister Chris Luxon has used his Waitangi Day address to settle nerves over his government's attitude to Maori and the Treaty of Waitangi, insisting it would "honour the treaty and work in ...

Protesters turn their backs on Act leader David Seymour during his speech at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds marae. The contingent of Act, National and NZ First ministers arrived on the Treaty Grounds ...

Like hundreds of thousands of other Māori, Flavell has found himself increasingly called to action in recent years as the government seeks to challenge the Treaty of Waitangi, threatening 184 ...

Waitangi Day marks the first signing of New Zealand's Treaty of Waitangi or Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Māori between the British Crown and Māori chiefs in 1840. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon - who ...

Waitangi Day marks the first signing of New Zealand's Treaty of Waitangi or Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Māori between the British Crown and Māori chiefs in 1840. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon ...

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