WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It's often a day marked by spirited politics and at times boisterous protest. But Thursday's anniversary of New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi ...

Waitangi Day marks the first signing of New Zealand's Treaty of Waitangi or Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Māori between the British Crown and Māori chiefs in 1840. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon ...

It’s the culmination of the nine-day hīkoi that started ... The Treaty of Waitangi, or Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the Māori language, is one of New Zealand’s key founding documents.

New Zealand. The Waitangi Day national holiday celebrates the signing of the treaty of Waitangi on February 6, 1840 by Maori chiefs and the British Crown [Fiona Goodall/Getty Images] The bill is ...

Tensions are running high on the eve of the country's national day, commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi between Maori and the Crown in 1840. On Wednesday was the annual gathering ...

A haka performed by Maori MPs in protest of a proposed bill led to suspended Parliament proceedings in New Zealand and ...

on the tip of New Zealand's North Island, is the small town of Waitangi, where tens of thousands of Māori and other New Zealanders will gather for Waitangi Day on 6 February. Whatanui Flavell ...

Three New Zealand lawmakers from Te Pāti Māori, the Māori Party, will receive temporary bans from Parliament and severe censure, it was announced Wednesday, over their protest of a proposed law by ...

A defiant convoy of activists on Monday began a nine-day hikoi — protest ... redefine the interpretation of New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi).

Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New Zealand, to celebrate the country's national day. Waitangi Day marks the first signing of New Zealand's founding document ...

Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New Zealand, to celebrate the country's national day amid a debate over the future of its founding document. Waitangi Day marks the ...