Waitangi Day marks the first signing of New Zealand's founding document: The Treaty of Waitangi or Te Tiriti o Waitangi in ...

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 ...

Source: Supplied The national day marks the anniversary of 40 Māori chiefs and British colonisers signing the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, which outlined the terms for their coexistence and ...

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 ...

5.00AM: LIVE – The official broadcast of Waitangi Day commemorations from the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. In 2025, a particular focus will be on the thoughts and aspirations of young New Zealanders.

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] The bill is strongly ...

“We’ll get to announcing what we’re doing for Waitangi... in due course.” Luxon said he would love to visit all the sites where the Treaty was signed, and “make sure it’s a national da ...

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 ...

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 ...

Those scenes perhaps explained why Luxon, the prime minister, spent the day far from Waitangi, attending commemorations on the South Island at Onuku Marae, where southern chiefs signed the Treaty ...