Waitangi

The coalition government is bracing for a confronting reception at Waitangi on Monday as Māori leaders promise a united front.

What is the purpose of Waitangi Day? Pita Tipene ...

“We're proud here in the Far North to be Te Hiku o te Ika – the tail of the fish and the birthplace of the nation, Far North Kahikā (Mayor) Moko Tepania said.

Tova O'Brien is Stuff's Chief Political Correspondent and host of the political podcast, Tova. Listen to the episode 'Protests and Principles' about the ...

Waitangi Day at Awarua will be a celebration, Dean Whaanga writes. It has been 184 years since Te Tiriti o Waitangi was signed by chiefs of northern iwi on ...

Christopher Luxon and Government ministers will arrive later at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds as thousands prepare for tomorrow's commemorations.

The Government is bracing for a tense reception at Waitangi today. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, alongside Winston Peters and David Seymour, are being.

The Tauranga Moana Waitangi Day Dawn Service is an annual gathering held at Hopukiore (Mount Drury Reserve) in Mount Maunganui. Photo: supplied. As Waitangi Day ...

Iwi, politicians, protesters and public continue to arrive at the Treaty Grounds for Waitangi commemorations.

Tomorrow marks the 184th anniversary of the first signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi). To commemorate Aotearoa New Zealand's national day,.

Barbara Becerra, and her daughter Anissa, from San Antonio, Texas, get into the spirit of Te Ra o Waitangi (Waitangi Day) in Queenstown last year.

They will be welcomed at a pōwhiri on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds at about 11am and likely hear criticisms from iwi towards some of their policies, like the ...

OPINION Two hours into the pōwhiri at Waitangi on Sunday, it was Rawiri Waititi's turn to speak. “It's so hot, my legs are wet,” was the first thing he ...

Māori health advocate Lady Tureiti Moxon says the coalition Government's approach is "unacceptable" and must be challenged.

Christopher Luxon and Government ministers are arriving at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds as thousands prepare for tomorrow's commemorations.

The crowd became slightly restless as members of the Coalition Government spoke at Te Tii Marae Waitangi this afternoon. “What a joke David Seymour, what a.

Party leaders and Ngāpuhi leaders are each speaking on the pae in what's sure to be a lively exchange. Feb 5 2024. 8.02AM. Tāme Iti leads ...

The government is set to be welcomed onto the Treaty Grounds after three days of calls for unity against its policies. Madeleine Chapman writes from ...

A massive haka was performed as Prime Minister Christopher Luxon arrived at Waitangi with the two other leaders of the coalition government.

Christopher Luxon and Government ministers have arrived at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds as thousands prepare for tomorrow's commemorations.

A huge haka was performed as Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, of the National Party, led delegation onto the Te Tii Marae on Monday morning, flanked by NZ ...

Communities in Raahui Pookeka Huntly , Kirikiriroa Hamilton and Whaingaroa Raglan are hosting community events for Waitangi Day. To mark the historic ...

Hundreds have descended upon the Waitangi Treaty Grounds today as part of the pōwhiri to welcome the Kīngitanga and te Pāti Māori onto the marae.

Here is the full transcript of the speech: E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā iwi, rau rangatira ma. Tēnā koutou katoa. He tino mihi ki te ...

Some of New Zealand's most memorable moments of political protest have taken place at the site of its foundation - the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in the ...

McKee is Courts Minister and Associate Justice Minister. She entered parliament as a list MP in 2020. In her Waitangi speech, she said she was proud to be part ...

Government leaders have rejected allegations they are degrading tino rangatiratanga, saying the proposed Treaty Principles Bill won't "delegitimise" Māori.

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā iwi, rau rangatira ma. Tēnā koutou katoa. He tino mihi ki te mana whenua o tēnei rohe.

The coalition Government, or so called "three-headed taniwha" were brought on to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds with a stirring Powhiri, in front of the ...

There was plenty of tension as the Prime Minister, David Seymour and others were welcomed on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds.

After a summer of protest at the coalition government's plans, which many see as rolling back Maori rights, expectations of a tense atmosphere were ...

Waitangi Day will be marked in South Canterbury with activities including traditional Māori games, weaving and carving at Arowhenua Marae in Temuka.

Thousands gathered at Waitangi this morning to voice their concerns directly to the new government. The prime minister made it clear he wasn't listening.

In videos - The leaders of the coalition government have spoken at Waitangi, with David Seymour experiencing heckling from the crowd.

Deputy Prime Minister and New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has hit back at the crowd at Waitangi after being booed during his speech at the Treaty ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was pulled up on his reluctance to address issues around the Treaty Principles Bill in his speech or in a press conference ...

Watch live and follow all the updates as the sun rises over the Waitangi Treaty Grounds.

It was a united front at Waitangi on Monday as the government's proposed Treaty Principles Bill was challenged.

The community event - co-hosted by Okains Bay Museum and Te Rūnanga o Koukourarata - will be free for the first time since it began in 1976. Te Rūnanga o ...

Dispatches from Waitangi Day where thousands have gathered to commemorate the signing of te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Kiwis are gathering at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds on the Tuesday morning for the annual dawn service. Newshub is broadcasting the Waitangi Day special live ...

A hīkoi in defence of Te Tiriti o Waitangi has arrived at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds five days after launching its promise to fight against any planned...

Urban Māori organisations Whānau Waipareira and the Manukau Urban Māori Authority (Muma) have got Tāmaki Makaurau covered with music to celebrate Waitangi.

It was a united front at Waitangi on Monday as the government's proposed Treaty Principles Bill was challenged.

The march left Te Rēinga Wairua/Cape Reinga at dawn on February 2 and reached Te Tii Marae this morning, Waitangi Day. Its mission is a fight against any ...

Full video: Waitangi dawn ceremony. By 1News Reporters. 0 min ago. Join us from ...

While many on both sides of the Treaty debate were braced for a potentially fiery Waitangi Day , the closest call was Act leader David Seymour being booed.

Waitangi National Trust chair Pita Tipene urged Kiwis — who are currently engaged in a Government-led debate to rewrite the treaty's principles — to ...

Waitangi is so packed that those wanting to be there busted through gates to drive across a farm, arriving through a back door. Police are now on Wakelin Rd ...