WAITANGI, New Zealand — In a fiery exchange at the birthplace of modern New Zealand, Indigenous leaders on Monday strongly criticized the government's approach to Maori, ahead of the country’s ...

STORY: Demonstrators were protesting New Zealand's center-right coalition's promises to undo policies that promoted the official use of the Maori language and sought to enhance Indigenous living ...

Google has dedicated its 6 February Doodle to Waitangi Day 2024, the national day of Aotearoa, which is the MÄ ori name for New Zealand. Waitangi Day is celebrated every year on 6 February to mark the ...

New Zealand’s right-wing National Party-led coalition government used Waitangi Day on February 6, the country’s national day, to stoke racial divisions and divert attention from its escalating assault ...

New Zealand's Waitangi Day has arrived once again, and the British royal family is joining in the festivities. The holiday commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi—an agreement wherein ...

WELLINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - New Zealand government ministers were heckled by protesters and their speeches drowned out by song on Monday as they arrived in the town of Waitangi for anniversary ...

New Zealand MPs suspended for performing haka in parliament - The penalties are understood to be the harshest ever imposed on ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It's often a day marked by spirited politics and at times boisterous protest. But Thursday's anniversary of New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, passed in ...

New Zealand gathers to celebrate and debate country's founding document on national day Protesters in Christchurch and Wellington demand Treaty of Waitangi be honoured Concern government policies ...