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

New Zealand marked Waitangi Day which laid the country bicultural foundation on Thursday to commemorate the 185th anniversary of the signing of the ...

Thousands gathered in Waitangi, New Zealand on Thursday (February 6) to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding ...

New Zealand commemorates its national day on Thursday, Waitangi Day, marking 185 years since the signing of its foundational ...

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 ...

The bill's architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...

Waitangi Day marks the first signing of New Zealand's Treaty of Waitangi or Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Māori between the British ...

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

As a descendant of one of the signatories of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, signed in Te Kaha on June 14, 1840, I have always been crystal clear about what it promised. I grew up in a very Māori community, ...

There are huge crowds expected in the town of Waitangi next week, where Waitangi Day is celebrated marking the day that the Waitangi Treaty was signed back in 1840 by Maori Chiefs and the Queens ...

OPINION Waitangi Day is a time to reflect on where we have come from and look forward to what we can achieve together. It has ...

Waitangi Day in New Zealand is marked by controversy as Māori leaders condemn a proposed bill to redefine the Treaty of ...