Thousands of people - and waka - gathered for commemorations to celebrate Waitangi Day today. Many had travelled to the same place where, 185 years prior, Māori and Pākehā had come together to ...

one of the few waka exclusively paddled by wāhine. Representing Ngāti Whakaue and Taranaki, she said the journey to Waitangi was hard work, but ultimately rewarding. "We practiced all through ...

Hīkoi mō te Tiriti, the march for the Treaty of Waitangi, started in Northland on November 11 and 12. Wheels Day coincided with Road Safety Week and was marked by a special visit from constable ...

The Waitangi Treaty was written and signed 178 ... Māori culture features prominently, from artwork, to a marae (meeting house), to a waka (large canoe-like watercraft). Guided tours are ...

The kaupapa had a central theme of “Hawaiki hou”, a sort of aspirational future place, asking, “What do we want Aotearoa to look like, and how can we get there socially, politically, environmentally, ...

A new play – ration the Queen’s Veges – about an abseiling activist who inspired prison inmates to reveal personal insights ...

Hipkins spent part of his morning indulging in some waka paddling, which he yesterday described as an “annual highlight”. Labour leader Chris Hipkins at Waitangi with the waka paddle he has ...