The Treaty of Waitangi is New Zealand’s foundation document. On February 6, 1840, the treaty was signed by representatives of the British Crown and Māori chiefs who acted on behalf of their hapū ...

Over 150 New Zealand organisations on Monday released an open letter to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon calling for work to stop on a contentious bill that would define in statute the principles of ...

WELLINGTON – New Zealand lawmakers dealt an overwhelming defeat Thursday to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown.

A bill which sought to “reinterpret” New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi, signed between Māori tribal leaders and the British Crown in 1840, has failed in parliament by 11 votes to 112. The second ...

The Waitangi Tribunal has slammed the government for undermining the strength of the treaty in law.

Reconstruction of the Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi by Marcus King, 1939. [Photo by Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Flickr / CC BY 2.0] The Australian Labor government will ...

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, passed in ...

Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Te Pāti Māori head to the Wellington High Court today. A decision on Kapa-Kingi’s future with the party is expected this week. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will be in ...

In an extraordinary move, Labour has pivoted from blaming ‘market sensitivities’ for not saying which state-owned companies ...

The Government has quietly agreed to repeal a number of references to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi within laws, and amending others. Despite ongoing conversations since February, no one ...