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

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

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

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

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

The national holiday marks the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi between Maori chiefs and colonising British forces, widely seen as the birth of modern New Zealand.

A bill aimed at ending long-standing rights from the indigenous population has fuelled this year’s heated events.

WAITANGI Day is a special public holiday in New Zealand that commemorates the country’s founding while respecting the rights of native Maoris’ and their heritage. In a sense, it aims to celebrate the ...

Rotorua, a cultural hub for New Zealand's Indigenous Māori people, shaped Flavell's journey as a proud Māori activist.

Dozens of schools are giving their students and some teachers a four-day weekend, choosing not come back to class on Friday after the Waitangi Day holiday. That is despite Associate Education Minister ...

Waitangi day is a non-working day just like any other public holiday - so if you're working on the day (as regularly rostered), you're entitled to time-and-a-half pay and an alternative day off. But, ...