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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Waitangi Day is a time to reflect on where we have come from and look forward to what we can achieve together. It has always been my intention to celebrate Waitangi Day around New Zealand.

Waitangi Day 2025 focuses on 'Ka Hao te Rangatahi' – the rising generation of young leaders. Manaaki Rangatahi, a collective of frontline organisations dedicated to ending and preventing youth ...

Waitangi Day marks the first signing of New Zealand's Treaty of Waitangi or Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Māori between the British Crown and Māori chiefs in 1840. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon ...