In a fiery exchange at the birthplace of modern New Zealand, Indigenous leaders have strongly criticized the government's approach to Maori, ahead of the country's national day.

Google has dedicated its 6 February Doodle to Waitangi Day 2024, the national day of Aotearoa, which is the Māori name for New Zealand.

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 founding document: The Treaty of Waitangi or Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Māori.

The first time Matarora Smith worked Waitangi Day commemorations in Paihia, she felt the wairua and whakapapa of the historic place.

New Zealand’s right-wing National Party-led coalition government used Waitangi Day on February 6, the country’s national day, to stoke racial divisions and divert attention from its escalating ...

Ata mārie, Aotearoa New Zealand, and welcome to the New Zealand Herald’s live coverage of Waitangi Day. It is 183 years today since the first signatures we ...

Across Tauranga Moana, thousands of people gathered at specially organised events to commemorate Aotearoa New Zealand’s national day. Waitangi marks the ...

The Waitangi Treaty Grounds will not open on Waitangi Day, its chairman Pita Tipene says, following the move to the Covid-19 red traffic light setting. The Waitangi National Trust, which runs the ...

Has this year’s Waitangi Day reached flashpoint? Māori voices speak out As New Zealand commemorates 184 years since Māori leaders came together on the banks of the Waitangi River to sign a ...

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.

The first time Matarora Smith worked Waitangi Day commemorations in Paihia, she felt the wairua (spirit) and whakapapa (genealogy) of the historic place.