Waitangi Tribunal member Robyn Anderson grills one of the Crown lawyers during the second stage of the Northland hearing in 2017. Photo/ Peter de Graaf One of the Waitangi Tribunal’s most ...

Government funding will go towards 26 community events to commemorate Waitangi Day in 2025, from Tāhuna (Queenstown) to Te Tai Tokerau (Northland) and Rēkohu/Wharekauri (Chatham Islands).

Each year, thousands flock to the Northland town of Paihia to commemorate, remember, and celebrate the signing of the country's founding document, Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Within the span of a few ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka has denied the new-look Waitangi Tribunal is a 'whitewash' as suggested by Te Pāti Māori'. The minister appointed eight new members to the tribunal, removing ...

New Zealand Maori Development Minister Tama Potaka. (AAP Image/Ben McKay) Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka has made eight appointments and five reappointments to New Zealand’s Waitangi ...

Act Party leader David Seymour fights to be heard over a waiata during Waitangi commemorations last year. But the commotion, and advice from his hapū, have not put him off returning in 2025.

Ngāpuhi hapū Ngāti Rēhia has formally requested that ACT Party Leader David Seymour not attend Waitangi celebrations in Te Taitokerau this year. On Tuesday, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rēhia chair William ...

The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill diminishes Māori rights, the NZ Law Society said in a submission. The organisation said there were “strong constitutional, public law, natural justice and ...