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New Zealand marks 1840 treaty signing with Waitangi Day dawn service
Thousands gathered in Waitangi, New Zealand on Thursday (February 6) to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding ...
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What did the Māori chiefs say before the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840?
The Spinoff presents a simplified transcript of the speeches at the treaty signings in Waitangi, Hokianga and Kaitāia.
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Protests and a New Zealand leader's absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Māori
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 muted fashion with Prime ...
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Why New Zealand’s Maori are fighting to save an 1840 treaty involving the Crown
An umbrella group comprising at least 80 Maori tribes has sent an open letter to King Charles III demanding that he intervene in New Zealand ... the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi and criticises the ...
Time For The Nation To Grow Up, Says Historian O'Malley
“The purpose of remembering isn't to sow division and disharmony but actually to bind us together as a nation that can openly ...
New Zealand marks anniversary of its founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, with quiet protests
New Zealand on Thursday marked the anniversary of its founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi. The day came with quiet ...
Navy Honours History At This Year’s Waitangi Day Celebrations
At midday on Waitangi Day, Tuesday 6 February, HMNZS Canterbury will fire a 21-gun salute to observe the 185th Anniversary of ...
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A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
In 1840, Māori tribes and representatives of the British crown signed the Treaty of Waitangi — New Zealand’s founding document — in which the Crown promised Māori would retain rights to ...