The Spinoff presents a simplified transcript of the speeches at the treaty signings in Waitangi, Hokianga and Kaitāia.

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 ...

In the early 1970s I rarely made it to Waitangi because February 6 was the day pupils returned to St Stephen’s School. A time ...

The Treaty of Waitangi's anniversary passed quietly amid political strains in New Zealand. Prime Minister Luxon avoided the main event, with controversy over a proposed law redefining the treaty's ...

WELLINGTON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand marked Waitangi Day, which laid the country's bicultural foundation, on Thursday to commemorate the 185th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of ...

But Thursday's anniversary of New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, passed in muted fashion with Prime ...

As the sun rose on the dawn service at Waitangi where the Treaty of Waitangi was first signed between the British Crown and Maori chiefs in 1840, some community leaders called on the government to ...

New Zealand's Waitangi Day was overshadowed by controversy as Māori leaders condemned a proposed bill to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi. Methodist Church president Te Aroha Rountree likened the ...

New Zealand gathers to celebrate and debate country's founding document on national day Protesters in Christchurch and Wellington demand Treaty of Waitangi be honoured Concern government policies ...

But Thursday's anniversary of New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, passed in muted fashion with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon absent from the main commemorations ...