Waitangi Day commemorations in Paihia might look entirely political from afar, but anyone who has been to the Treaty grounds during the historic week will know that is not exactly true.

Waitangi Day marks the first signing of New ... instead attending an event in the South Island. This year's commemorations come at a time of increased tensions, as the government pursues policies ...

The Waitangi forum tent is a central part of commemorations in the Far North ... It was the early 1990s and Waitangi Day had become a focus for protests about mana motuhake, or Māori self-sovereignty.

There will be a four-day celebration of the 80th anniversary of VE Day, including a flypast, concert and a Westminster Abbey service, the government has announced. The commemorations, marking 80 ...

“We are expecting large numbers of people to attend the week's commemorations.” Waitangi Ltd Chief Executive, Ben Dalton, says the atmosphere ahead of Waitangi Day is relaxed as people from ...

Those scenes perhaps explained why Luxon, the prime minister, spent the day far from Waitangi, attending commemorations on the South Island at Onuku Marae, where southern chiefs signed the Treaty ...

Prayers as dawn awakened for Waitangi Day...known as New Zealand's national day, which drew the biggest crowd in three decades. It was an early start at the ...

Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New Zealand, to celebrate the country's national day amid a debate over the future of its founding document. Waitangi Day marks the ...

A call to confront tensions Those scenes perhaps explained why Luxon, the prime minister, spent the day far from Waitangi, attending commemorations on the South Island at Onuku Marae, where ...