it was decided the official pōwhiri for MPs should move to the meeting house, Te Whare Rūnanga, on the Upper Treaty Grounds. The tensions led to some Prime Ministers refusing to attend Waitangi ...

Protesters turn their backs on Act leader David Seymour during his speech at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds marae ... Speaker of the House Gerry Brownlee accepted the first wero, followed by David ...

The bill's architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by political leaders on Wednesday, as he made a fresh pitch for the law. The measures ...

New Zealand commemorates its national day on Thursday, Waitangi Day, marking 185 years since the signing of its foundational document in 1840. At the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in the country's north ...

In modern times, annual events attended by lawmakers and Indigenous leaders at the treaty grounds have ... met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches ...