New Zealand commemorates its national day on Thursday, Waitangi Day, marking 185 years since the signing of its foundational ...

New Zealand turned 185 on Thursday. 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 ...

A bill aimed at ending long-standing rights from the indigenous population has fuelled this year’s heated events.

Waitangi Day in New Zealand is marked by controversy as Māori leaders condemn a proposed bill to redefine the Treaty of ...

The row over the role of the Treaty of Waitangi in modern-day New Zealand shows no sign of abating, with protests on the eve ...

Thousands gathered across New Zealand yesterday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called ...

It's often a day marked by spirited politics and at times boisterous protest. But Thursday's anniversary of New ...

The first time Matarora Smith worked Waitangi Day commemorations in Paihia, she felt the wairua and whakapapa of the historic ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands gathered across New Zealand on Thursday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding ...

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.

It was the “perfect day” to celebrate Waitangi Day, with warm weather and different cultures, He Iwi Kotahi trustee and ...

Māori have been writing about their experiences for two centuries. Here, the authors of a new book about that literary legacy ...