Thousands of people - and waka - gathered for commemorations to celebrate Waitangi Day today. Many had travelled to the same place where, 185 years prior, Māori and Pākehā had come together to ...

Waka line up on Tii Beach ahead of the Waitangi Day waka parade. Always one of Waitangi Day’s – if not Northland’s – greatest spectacles, yesterday’s waka parade off Tii Beach featured ...

Mr Joe Conrad (Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kuri, Ngāi Takoto, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Hauā) has been a member of the Committee of Ngā Waka ...

Famous waka from around New Zealand have already begun to arrive at Waitangi Treaty Grounds, a sign of the special nature of this year’s 170th Waitangi Day celebrations. (The Treaty Grounds ...

During a reenactment of the waka (canoe) and navy ship coming ashore ... as you reflect and come together as a nation on this Waitangi Day. We look forward to deepening our friendship over the ...

The waka parade - tipped to be one of Waitangi Day’s top spectacles - began at 9am and will be followed by a church service from 10am, and a 21-gun salute at noon. Kaihoe (paddlers) have ...

The Waitangi Day commemorations included a flag raising ceremony and the traditional waka parade. Here's some of the day's highlights, captured in pictures: Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero ...

A Dutch paddler who has travelled around the world to take part in today’s Waitangi Day commemorations says getting involved with kaupapa waka – and learning about the Māori world – has ...

However, her friends said they decided it was time for humble Nan to have a day off. For the first time Shepherd watched Nga Toki Matawhaorua, a replica of the original waka, launch from Waitangi.

After the 2010 Waitangi Day celebrations, the waka will feature at the Hokianga signing celebrations at Mangungu on February 12. From there it will return to its house at Otaua.

Unsurprisingly, governments treat the day with nervousness ... The weather is usually good for picnicking and enjoying displays of waka (canoe) racing and the spectacular settings of the Waitangi ...