The preference is for one commercial settlement but the government says it's open to recognising cultural groups under that.

Seabed mining could become one of the defining environmental battles of 2025. Around the world, governments are weighing up whether to allow mining of the ocean floor for metal ores and minerals. New ...

Te Tiriti Embedding: All regulation and policy should explicitly reference and operationalise Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This ...

When you visit New Zealand, you’ll likely be greeted with “Kia ora,” a Māori-language welcome widely adopted by the country’s ...

Pita Tipene, chair of the Waitangi National Trust is stepping down.

The maximum length a person can be on the board is nine years.

New Zealand’s Parliament on Thursday suspended three Māori lawmakers for staging a protest that included performing the haka, a traditional Māori dance, in opposition to a controversial bill. Rawiri ...

This week we've been tracking the urgent inquiry by the Waitangi Tribunal into the dis-establishment of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority. The claimants say it's clear the crown has no plan ...

His party was behind last year's controversial move to enshrine a narrower interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi that it says discriminates against non-Indigenous citizens, though the bill ...

Be sure to include a stop at Waitangi on your itinerary. The Treaty of Waitangi that laid out the terms by which New Zealand would become a British colony was signed here in 1840 between the ...

Winston Peters will pass the Deputy Prime Minister role to David Seymour on May 31. NZ Herald Illustration inspired by Dick Frizzell / Paul Sater Next week Act leader David Seymour will take over ...

Partly cloudy and windy. High temperature around 59F. Dew point will be around 50F with an average humidity of 81%. Winds will be 20 mph from the W. Partly cloudy. Low temperature around 49F. Dew ...