Waitangi commemorations in Te Tai Tokerau are supported by wardens from across the motu, with between 60 to 100 wardens from different districts travelling up for the week. "It's a lot of work.

Waitangi Day 2024 occurs against the backdrop of a fiery debate in Aotearoa New Zealand over the newly elected coalition government's agenda ... but as children of the diaspora," she ...

Article 3 of Te Tiriti o Waitangi gave Māori the fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed under British law. Understanding it is critical to modern debates over ‘co-governance’ and partnership.

A Waka, a Māori canoe, is paddled at at Waitangi, New Zealand on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, as the country begins to mark the anniversary of its founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi. Credit: AP ...

Te whare e tū nei, tēnā koe. Ki ngā mate, moe mai rā koutou ki te pō. Nau mai te ao. Kia ora tātou. My warmest thanks to Ōnuku Rūnanga and Ngāi Tahu for hosting us here today to mark the ...

Waitangi day marks the first signing of New Zealand's founding document: ... Hundreds of kids to be tested for disease after childcare rape charge. 8.

This year's Waitangi Day is bigger than any of the past 30 years, as Māori from all over Aotearoa unite against a controversial government bill that could change the Treaty of Waitangi.

New Zealand celebrates Waitangi Day (Getty) It's been a public holiday in New Zealand since 1960, and is celebrated on the nearest weekend in London by the city's substantial Kiwi population.