Protests and a New Zealand leader's absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Māori
It’s often a day marked by spirited politics and at times boisterous protest. But Thursday’s anniversary of New Zealand’s ...
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New Zealand grapples with nationhood on Waitangi Day
New Zealand commemorates its national day on Thursday, Waitangi Day, marking 185 years since the signing of its foundational ...
Waitangi Day: Thousands gather in NZ with Māori rights in focus
Waitangi Day marks the first signing of New Zealand's Treaty of Waitangi or Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Māori between the British ...
Waitangi 2025: Waitangi Day must be community and not politically driven – Shane Jones
In the early 1970s I rarely made it to Waitangi because February 6 was the day pupils returned to St Stephen’s School. A time ...
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What did the Māori chiefs say before the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840?
The Spinoff presents a simplified transcript of the speeches at the treaty signings in Waitangi, Hokianga and Kaitāia.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Waitangi Treaty Grounds need not ‘dominate’ national day of celebration, as he speaks from Akaroa
The Prime Minister has defended his choice not to attend Waitangi this year and says while he may travel in future he does not want the day to be “dominated” by the historic site. Normally the country ...
Unwritten rules: why claims of a missing ‘fourth article’ of the Treaty don’t stack up
Some say an oral promise of religious protection read out at Waitangi in 1840 amounts to a fourth article of the Treaty. But ...
Māori academic says Te Tiriti o Waitangi relevant for Pasifika people
A Māori academic says that although New Zealand's founding document, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, is a partnership between Māori and ...
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Ten things you might not know about Waitangi
Our Waitangi 2025 coverage is possible because of the over 13,000 Spinoff members who pay to support our work. If you aren’t ...
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Unwritten rules: why claims of a missing ‘fourth article’ of the Treaty don’t stack up
So said Hōne Heke, the first rangatira (chief) to sign the Treaty of Waitangi. To emphasise the ... by was the text of the agreement (either the English version, or in the case of most ...
The day the Māori Queen came to Waitangi
The new queen, dressed in all white, stood out immediately among the kuia and kaumātua who were wearing their usual black formal pōwhiri clothes.