Thursday is Waitangi Day, a day to commemorate the 1840 signing of New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi. Here are some of the key events remembering the signing, that took place ...

Local iwi perform a haka at Waitangi in 2020 to commemorate Maori service in the NZ armed forces. Many of the in-person events have been cancelled this year due to Covid-19.

The ACT Party fought to have a Treaty of Waitangi clause stripped out of amended education legislation - but was overruled.

Tim McKinnel says he was initially reluctant to look into the case, but then decided it warranted closer examination.

NZ First Minister Shane Jones is drafting legislation to require a single settlement with Ngāpuhi rather than multiple ...

ArtsHub asked a range of Australian artists to name a work that brings them hope and solace in difficult and despairing times ...

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a series of resolutions on Harmony with Nature, and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has issued an advisory opinion stating that environmental ...

Ten survivors of the 2020 Labor Day wildfires received a total of $44.1 million in compensation in the latest damages trial in the years-long class action lawsuit against Portland-based PacifiCorp.

In 2022, the newlyestablished Te Rā Aro ki a Matariki/ Matariki Observance Day became the first public holiday to recognise Te Ao Māori. It was the first new public holiday since Waitangi Day ...

On this day (June 19), in 2020, Bob Dylan released Rough and Rowdy Ways, his first album of original material in nearly a decade. More importantly, it peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums ...

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Though it's observed nationally, Flag Day is not a federal holiday. However, the president traditionally proclaims its observance every year. Pennsylvania, meanwhile, recognizes it as a state holiday.