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

Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New Zealand, to celebrate the country's national day.

On Feb. 6 1840, representatives of the British Crown and 500 Māori tribal leaders signed a treaty at Waitangi, in New Zealand ...

Former National Minister Hekia Parata said the Treaty Principles Bill is "unreliable and unnecesary," recommending the ...

Some say an oral promise of religious protection read out at Waitangi in 1840 amounts to a fourth article of the Treaty. But ...

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 ...

A council has baulked at the potential costs David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill could place on its financially strained ...

Comment: Honouring the Treaty can benefit us all and the environment that we share if we each commit to sincerity, justice and good faith, writes Lianne Dalziel ...

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 ...

Thousands gathered across New Zealand on Thursday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called ...

One belief was virtually universal within the Waitangi forum tents: existing as Māori is inherently political.

"When Ngai Tahu signed the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, there was hope for partnership and protection, however, a century of ...