Ngāpuhi leaders are signalling the potential return of Waitangi’s pōwhiri for Parliamentarians to the newly renovated Te Tii Marae after yesterday’s politically charged display. It comes as this ...

Te whare e tū nei, tēnā koe. Ki ngā mate, moe mai rā koutou ki te pō. Nau mai te ao. Kia ora tātou. My warmest thanks to Ōnuku Rūnanga and Ngāi Tahu for hosting us here today to mark the 185th year of ...

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 ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is not attending Waitangi. He will spend time at a marae in Akaroa, in the South Island, that he has a personal attachment to. Luxon has again reiterated the ...

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 ...

Aotearoa New Zealand celebrated Waitangi Day on February 6, marking 185 years since the signing of the country’s founding document te Tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi). Te Tiriti is named ...

Hundreds of people are expected at Ōnuku marae in Akaroa today to celebrate Waitangi Day - Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will spend Waitangi Day at Ōnuku Marae in Akaroa with Ngāi Tahu. Luxon announced late last year that he wouldn’t attend annual celebrations in Waitangi, saying he ...

Preparations are underway at Ōnuku Marae which will host this year’s Hui Whakaū I Te Tiriti Ngāi Tahu Waitangi Day commemoration on Thursday, 6 February 2025. Ōnuku Rūnanga Chairperson Rik Tainui says ...

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed between many, but not all, Māori tribes and the British Crown at Waitangi on 6 February 1840 Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New ...