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 ...
Waitangi Day 2025 in pictures
A dawn ceremony marked the beginning of Waitangi Day commemorations at Te Whare Rūnanga Marae on the upper Treaty grounds. Events were also held throughout the country, with hundreds of people ...
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Luxon urged to deal with division over Māori rights
The Prime Minister received a warm welcome after heading south for Waitangi Day – but a warning that he must show stronger ...
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Treaty of Waitangi Anniversary: Tensions and Traditions
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 ...
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Waitangi: authors vs Seymour
Dr Marilyn Waring is the author of numerous works, most recently her anthology of writings, In The Lifetime of a Goat I am ...
Support For Māori Economic Development Projects
The Ministers also today announced $7.1m funding for Māori economic development projects in Northland and Taranaki. “The ...
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Backing Māori Economic Growth Initiatives
A major infrastructure upgrade at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, supported by $10.2 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund, is progressing well ...
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Minister denies claim Waitangi Tribunal appointments a ‘whitewash’
Prebble was leader of the ACT party in 1996 and called for the Waitangi Tribunal to be immediately abolished which ended treaty claims being heard after the year 2000. "There are tangata tiriti who ...
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David Seymour to attend Waitangi despite hapū's warning over contentious bill
While Seymour will be at the Treaty Grounds on Waitangi Day, Luxon will not be attending. In December, the Prime Minister said he would be “elsewhere”. He did not give details of where he ...
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Ngāti Rēhia opposes ACT leader’s attendance at Waitangi
and education regarding the significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and He Whakaputanga. He expressed concern the Treaty Principles Bill undermines the mana of Te Tiriti and the rights of Māori. The hapū ...
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What is the Paris Agreement? A full guide to the historic climate treaty that Trump loves to hate
The iconic international climate treaty - the Paris Agreement - includes a pledge to try and keep temperatures from rising by more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. But the UN recently warned ...
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Russia's Weapons May Have Surpassed Nuclear Arms Treaty, US Congress Warned
Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...