The first time Matarora Smith worked Waitangi Day commemorations in Paihia, she felt the wairua and whakapapa of the historic ...

Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New Zealand, to celebrate the country's national day.

Waitangi day is a non-working day just like any other public holiday - so if you're working on the day (as regularly rostered), you're entitled to time-and-a-half pay and an alternative day off.

A Dutch paddler who has travelled around the world to take part in today’s Waitangi Day commemorations says getting involved ...

Waitangi Day is a time to reflect on where we have come from and look forward to what we can achieve together. It has always been my intention to celebrate Waitangi Day around New Zealand.

Tensions are running high on the eve of the country's national day, commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi between Maori and the Crown in 1840. On Wednesday was the annual gathering ...

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 ...

New Zealand's Waitangi Day was overshadowed by controversy as Māori leaders condemned a proposed bill to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi. Methodist Church president Te Aroha Rountree likened the ...

Waitangi Day marks the first signing of New Zealand's Treaty of Waitangi or Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Māori between the British Crown and Māori chiefs in 1840. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon ...

Those scenes perhaps explained why Luxon, the prime minister, spent the day far from Waitangi, attending commemorations on the South Island at Onuku Marae, where southern chiefs signed the Treaty ...