There is a legal principle of “misunderstanding”. If two parties completely misunderstand each other, then there is no ...

Massey is a Tiriti o Waitangi-led institution. Find out how we uphold the principles and values of te Tiriti and learn more about the founding document of Aotearoa New Zealand.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

Dame Jacinda Ardern’s Government “veered too far away” from the “basic expectations of people living in a modern democratic ...

Waitangi Day marks the first signing of New Zealand's founding document: The Treaty of Waitangi or Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Māori. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon bucked tradition by choosing not ...

It's 9am on Tuesday, two days before Waitangi Day 2025. Plastic chairs sit lined perfectly in rows inside a white, plastic marquee erected on the lower Treaty grounds ... but to get it out to the ...

A study of the Treaty of Waitangi background, texts, principles, and application to contemporary New Zealand. There is a particular focus on land, legislation, court decisions, social policies, the ...

In his column, he outlines his understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi compared to the tribunal’s. “The Tribunal has turned the Treaty upside down,” he writes, saying the tribunal believes ...

Richard Prebble, a former Labour Minister and current leader of the ACT Party, has criticized the Waitangi Tribunal’s interpretation of Treaty rights following his resignation from the Tribunal.

A new play – ration the Queen’s Veges – about an abseiling activist who inspired prison inmates to reveal personal insights ...

The Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund, administered by Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage, supports events that commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and increases ...