From the dawn ceremony to the numerous local performances and powerful words, Waitangi Day 2025 was one to remember, but a ...
A Dutch paddler who has travelled around the world to take part in today’s Waitangi Day commemorations says getting involved ...
Every year, hundreds of kaihoe (paddlers) from across New Zealand travel to a camp site in Waitangi known as “Tent City” to ...
Thousands of people - and waka - gathered for commemorations to celebrate Waitangi Day today. Many had travelled to the same place where, 185 years prior, Māori and Pākehā had come together to ...
On Waitangi Day, following the Dawn Karakia at Te Tou Rangatira (the land next to the Te Tii Marae), the flag raising ...
New Zealand commemorates its national day on Thursday, Waitangi Day, marking 185 years since the signing of its foundational ...
The Spinoff presents a simplified transcript of the speeches at the treaty signings in Waitangi, Hokianga and Kaitāia.
New Zealand marked Waitangi Day, which laid the country bicultural foundation, on Thursday to commemorate the 185th anniversary of the signing of the ...
one of the few waka exclusively paddled by wāhine. Representing Ngāti Whakaue and Taranaki, she said the journey to Waitangi was hard work, but ultimately rewarding. "We practiced all through ...
a traditional waka parade and kapa haka held in the historic Waitangi Treaty Grounds in the Bay of Islands in the North Island. Luxon said in his speech that Onuku Marae in Akaroa is where Ngai ...