Hikoi leaders, Jenny Shipley, iwi and legal experts have lined up for a series of scathing select committee submissions ...

Waitangi Day in New Zealand is marked by controversy as Māori leaders condemn a proposed bill to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi, sparking protests and political tensions.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. New Zealand on Thursday marked the anniversary of its founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi. The day ...

Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New Zealand, to celebrate the country's national day. Waitangi Day marks the first signing of New Zealand's founding document: The ...

The Justice Select Committee resumed hearing oral submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill at Parliament on Thursday. The ...

Members of upper Whanganui River iwi Ngāti Hāua have voted to accept a Deed of Settlement for historical Treaty of Waitangi ...

Politicians are being welcomed at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds on Wednesday. The Parliamentary pōwhiri is a chance each year ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tensions are running high on the eve of the country's national day, commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi between Maori and the Crown in 1840. On Wednesday was the annual gathering ...

But Thursday's anniversary of New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, passed in muted fashion with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon absent from the main commemorations ...