Even before Waitangi Day commemorations start a judge ... including making Prime Minister Helen Clark cry and pelting Don Brash with mud, had little to do with the nation's race relations.

As a descendant of one of the signatories of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, signed in Te Kaha on ... Helen Clark to speak on the pae. Or when Don Brash had mud thrown at him at the waharoa after his ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It's often a day marked by spirited politics and at times boisterous protest. But Thursday's anniversary of New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi ...

A dawn ceremony has marked the beginning of Waitangi Day commemorations at Te Whare Rūnanga Marae on the upper Treaty grounds. Thursday's celebration came after a tense pōwhiri at the marae ...

The first time Matarora Smith worked Waitangi Day commemorations in Paihia ... who drowned him out with megaphones yelling "we don't want to listen to you" and "go home National".

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 ...

The Tauranga Moana Waitangi Day Festival commemorates the signing of the Treaty and acknowledges Tauranga’s multicultural, multi-ethnic make-up. Photo / Benjamin Parkinson Tauranga City Council ...

or the first half of Anzac Day, trading restrictions don't apply. Shops, restaurants, cafes and other hospitality and retail venues will be open as usual on Waitangi Day, but they can choose to ...

Waitangi Day is a time to reflect on where we have come from and look forward to what we can achieve together. It has always been my intention to celebrate Waitangi Day around New Zealand.