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Treaty law experts say the Waitangi Tribunal is already doing exactly what it was originally intended to do. A government review announced last week - part of the coalition agreement between New ...
The largest and longest-running Waitangi commemoration will be held once again at Okains Bay, on Banks Peninsula, while Ngai Tahu's main celebration will be at the world's southern-most marae in ...
What do New Zealanders in London do to celebrate Waitangi Day? New Zealanders perform the Haka in Parliament Square as they celebrate Waitangi Day.
This year, Waitangi Day falls on Tuesday, February 6 -meaning we’re technically not heading into a long weekend, unless you’ve planned ahead and taken the Monday off too.
Rather than leave the Treaty principles to parliament and the courts to define, why not embed the essence of the Treaty articles themselves in all laws?
Activists are protesting proposed changes to New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi. But is the bill more bark than bite?
ANALYSIS | Waitangi Day commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document in 1840, but there's more to this Treaty than just putting ink to paper.
No rigid rule book When parliament established the Waitangi Tribunal in 1975, one of its jobs was to “provide for the observance, and confirmation, of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi”.
David Seymour has renewed attacks on what he says is an 'increasingly activist' Tribunal as it faces questions about its future.
Treaty law experts say the Waitangi Tribunal is already doing exactly what it was originally intended to do. A government review announced last week - part of the coalition agreement between New ...