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 ...

New Zealand. The Waitangi Day national holiday celebrates the signing of the treaty of Waitangi on February 6, 1840 by Maori chiefs and the British Crown [Fiona Goodall/Getty Images] Gideon Porter ...

He instead visited a “marae” – or Maori meeting house – in New Zealand’s South Island ... was heckled during a speech at Waitangi a day earlier. Many in the crowd turned their backs ...

The protest followed a nine-day march that mobilised thousands ... monarchy could undermine their Treaty of Waitangi rights. Maori fear that New Zealand becoming a republic could undermine the ...

Rolling back Maori representation ... New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon of the New Zealand National Party spent the day with the Ngai Tahu people in the South Island, avoiding Waitangi ...

The Treaty of Waitangi, first signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs ... have set out on a nine-day march, or hikoi, from New Zealand’s north to the capital ...

SYDNEY — New Zealand’s Maori crowned ... and has a master’s degree in Maori cultural studies from the same institution. In 2020, she was appointed to the Waitangi National Trust, a body ...

The protest was sparked by the Treaty Principles Bill, which sought to redefine the principles of New Zealand’s founding ...

Egmont. In 1840, Maori tribes and representatives of the British crown signed the Treaty of Waitangi — New Zealand’s founding document — in which the crown promised Maori would retain rights ...

Many Maori turned their backs and attempted ... to media after a service to commemorate Waitangi Day at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in New Zealand. Picture by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images Opposition ...

Mākere Hurst (Ngāti Rākaipaaka, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Rongomaiwahine) is ANZ NZ’s Te Ao Māori Kairangahau Matua principal researcher. The latest Census data shows that just 27.5% of ...