“Those were the days of being [on the] front line. There were protesters and you just knew that Waitangi was a time where people came to air their grievances.” Sir John Key was Prime ...

The first time Matarora Smith worked Waitangi Day commemorations in Paihia, she felt the wairua (spirit) and whakapapa (genealogy) of the historic place. Driving the windy roads up from Auckland ...

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e rau Rangatira. Two years ago here, I set out my party’s three goals for the Treaty. Since then I’ve held to these goals and promises. Some who heard my words here ...

But Thursday's anniversary of New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, passed in muted fashion with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon absent from the main commemorations ...

In its third year, Waitangi Day at Te Puia returns with a full-on day for whānau to experience cultural festivities and entertainment. The event starts at 9.30am and has a range of pā activities ...