Protests and a New Zealand leader’s absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Māori
The bill’s architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...
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New Zealanders mark Waitangi Day everywhere
A Dawn Ceremony marked the beginning of Waitangi Day commemorations at Te Whare Rūnanga Marae, while a traditional waka ...
Waitangi Day 2025 in pictures
Waka hit the water at the Treaty Grounds, while the PM was welcomed onto Ōnuku Marae in Akaroa and the Waitangi Hikoi made themselves known.
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Treaty of Waitangi Anniversary: Tensions and Traditions
The Treaty of Waitangi's anniversary passed quietly amid political strains in New Zealand. Prime Minister Luxon avoided the main event, with controversy over a proposed law redefining the treaty's ...
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What holiday falls on February 6: calendar of events
Today is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 328 days left until the end of the year | OBOZ.UA ...
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Maori mark New Zealand's national day with haka, protests
The national holiday marks the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi between Maori chiefs and colonising British forces, widely seen as the birth of modern New Zealand.
Waitangi Day 2025 live: Dawn ceremony marks commemorations
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 yesterday ...