The day the Māori Queen came to Waitangi
Dressed in all white, the new queen stood out immediately among the kuia and kaumātua wearing their usual black formal ...
Protests and a New Zealand leader's absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Māori
The bill's architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...
Waitangi Day 2025: Inside Tent City, the 1000-person waka camp
Every year, hundreds of kaihoe (paddlers) from across New Zealand travel to a camp site in Waitangi known as “Tent City” to ...
Protests and a New Zealand leader's absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Maori
It's often a day marked by spirited politics and at times boisterous protest. But Thursday's anniversary of New ...
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Navy Honours History At This Year’s Waitangi Day Celebrations
“I have been to Waitangi ... at the Treaty Ground flagpole on Wednesday evening, 5 February. A 50-person Guard of Honour will conduct the ceremonial lowering of the New Zealand White Ensign ...
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Waitangi: authors vs Seymour
For more than thirty years now I have worked as a professional historian, researching and writing on Te Tiriti o Waitangi ... of an historical Treaty claim. This is a wilful and egregious attack on ...
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What did the Māori chiefs say before the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840?
Seven days later, on February 5, 1840, hundreds of Māori and Pākehā gathered in front of Busby’s house at what is now known as the Waitangi Treaty grounds ... When a white man kills a ...
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Eyes of the nation on Far North for Waitangi Day commemorations
The majority of the events will be at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds where politicians and dignitaries will mix with everyday folk celebrating the national day. Ongoing recognition of the Treaty as ...