3.15PM: TE ŌHĀKĪ – Renowned Māori artist, Whirimako Black unpacks issues around cultural reclamation and identity as she recreates her classic waiata, "Kei hea tōku reo", with artists who are on their ...

A bill aimed at ending long-standing rights from the indigenous population has fuelled this year’s heated events.

A Dawn Ceremony marked the beginning of Waitangi Day commemorations at Te Whare Rūnanga Marae, while a traditional waka parade took place in front of Te Tii Marae before docking near the lower Treaty ...

From the dawn ceremony to the numerous local performances and powerful words, Waitangi Day 2025 was one to remember, but a highlight would have to be the record turn-out of waka.

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

The national holiday marks the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi between Maori chiefs and colonising British forces, widely seen as the birth of modern New Zealand.