Waitangi Day: Thousands gather in NZ with Māori rights in focus
Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New Zealand, to celebrate the country's national day.
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What did the Māori chiefs say before the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840?
The Spinoff presents a simplified transcript of the speeches at the treaty signings in Waitangi, Hokianga and Kaitāia.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Waitangi Treaty Grounds need not ‘dominate’ national day of celebration, as he speaks from Akaroa
The Prime Minister has defended his choice not to attend Waitangi this year and says while he may travel in future he does not want the day to be “dominated” by the historic site. Normally the country ...
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New Zealand's Waitangi Treaty may be at risk. These young Māori are fighting to protect it
Protesters calling on the New Zealand government to "honour the Treaty" at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds ... for ripping up Seymour's bill in its first reading and encouraging her colleagues to ...