Protests and a New Zealand leader's absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Māori
The bill's architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...
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What did the Māori chiefs say before the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840?
On February 6, 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed for the first time. Here’s what was said by some of those who signed ...
Unwritten rules: why claims of a missing ‘fourth article’ of the Treaty don’t stack up
Some say an oral promise of religious protection read out at Waitangi in 1840 amounts to a fourth article of the Treaty. But ...
Waitangi Day: Thousands gather in NZ as Māori rights in focus
Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New Zealand, to celebrate the country's national day.
New Zealanders celebrate national day amid debate over founding treaty
Thousands gathered across New Zealand on Thursday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called ...
The Treaty Principles Bill’s promise of ‘equal rights’ ignores the blind spots of our democracy
For as long as we’ve had democracies, majority rule has left some in the minority worse off. We need to be talking about what ...
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Waitangi 2025: A day of kōrero, kaupapa and kotahitanga
One belief was virtually universal within the Waitangi forum tents: existing as Māori is inherently political.
Program: Exactly what was agreed under the Waitangi Treaty
There are huge crowds expected in the town of Waitangi next week, where Waitangi Day is celebrated marking the day that the Waitangi Treaty was signed back in 1840 by Maori Chiefs and the Queens ...
Waitangi Day events in the Bay of Plenty: Here’s what’s happening in your region
The Tauranga Moana Waitangi Day Festival commemorates the signing of the Treaty and acknowledges Tauranga’s multicultural, ...
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Hipkins ‘ray of sunshine’ among discontent at Waitangi, says host
The Labour leader’s approach to Waitangi commemorations and his speech at the political pōwhiri has been noted as a stand-out ...
Act’s David Seymour, NZ First’s Shane Jones and the battles of Waitangi
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Protests and a New Zealand leader's absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Māori
The Treaty of Waitangi was drafted in two versions ... government that return stolen land and other resources to their original owners. A minor libertarian political party helped Luxon ...