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 ...

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Dozens of schools are giving their students and some teachers a four-day weekend, choosing not come back to class on Friday after the Waitangi Day holiday. That is despite Associate Education Minister ...

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A Dawn Ceremony marked the beginning of Waitangi Day commemorations at Te Whare Rūnanga Marae, while a traditional waka parade took place in front of Te Tii Marae before docking near the lower Treaty ...

The bill's architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...

WAITANGI Day is a special public holiday in New Zealand that commemorates the country’s founding while respecting the rights of native Maoris’ and their heritage. In a sense, it aims to celebrate the ...

New Zealand marked Waitangi Day, which laid the country bicultural foundation, on Thursday to commemorate the 185th anniversary of the signing of the ...

New Zealand on Thursday marked the anniversary of its founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi. The day came with quiet protests of government officials by some M?ori leaders amid a national period ...

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

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.

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