WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — 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, ...

The iconic Te Tiriti o Waitangi Marae is once again welcoming manuhiri from across the motu after reopening at last year's Waitangi celebrations. The marae, commonly known as Te Tii, welcomed iwi from ...

One of the country’s largest iwi will attend national Waitangi events in the Bay of Islands for the first time in more than two decades as a show of unity with Northland tribes. Ngāi Tahu leader ...

Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University The ACT Party’s election promise of a ...

The pōwhiri for parliamentarians at the Upper Treaty Grounds during the Waitangi 2026 commemorations was a spectacle. Photo / Jason Dorday Each year, tens of thousands of people descend onto the ...

The Waitangi 2025 pōwhiri for the Government and other MPs at the Treaty House Marae at Waitangi - Gerry Brownlee (foreground) arrived slightly dusty, leading to a local road being sealed in 2026.

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 ...