When parliament established the Waitangi Tribunal in 1975, one of its jobs was to “provide for the observance, and confirmation, of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi”. There isn’t a ...

On Feb. 6 1840, representatives of the British Crown and 500 Māori tribal leaders signed a treaty at Waitangi, in New Zealand's far north, agreeing to the terms of their relationship.

The Treaty of Waitangi, the influential historian Ruth Ross (1920-1982) remarked in 1972, is “a bloody difficult subject”. She should have known – she devoted most of her working life to ...

The Treaty of Waitangi, or Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the Māori language, ... Thousands of people have now packed into Waitangi Park waving the red, black and white Māori flag.

The Australian Labor government and some representatives of the Indigenous elite have praised the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand as a model for Australia; the treaty, first signed in 1840 ...

Members of Parliament celebrate as the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected by Parliament in a 112 to 11 vote in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, April 10, 2025.

The Treaty and rational discussion I read Simon Wilson’s article, “The Treaty Debate” , ( Weekend Herald , July 27) with some trepidation, because rational ...

A sheet of The Treaty of Waitangi, signed between the British Crown and Māori chiefs in 1840. ( Supplied: Archives New Zealand ) The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 between the British ...

Artist's impression of the signing of te Tiriti o Waitangi in 1840. Getty ImagesThe Treaty of Waitangi, the influential historian Ruth Ross (1920-1982) remarked in 1972, is “a bloody difficult ...