Commemorations include a flag raising ceremony, the traditional waka parade and a number of performances from local groups.

Waitangi Day’s dawn ceremony is underway at the majestic Treaty Grounds following a lively and at times fiery Parliament ...

A dawn ceremony will mark the beginning of Waitangi Day commemorations at Te Whare Rūnanga Marae on the upper Treaty grounds this morning. Today's celebration came after a tense pōwhiri at the marae ...

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.

The Tauranga Moana Waitangi Day Festival commemorates the signing of the Treaty and acknowledges Tauranga’s multicultural, ...

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By popular demand, more music acts than ever will take centre stage at this year’s Tauranga Moana Waitangi Day Festival. In its sixth year at The Historic Village at 17th Avenue, the anticipated large ...

The Spinoff presents a simplified transcript of the speeches at the treaty signings in Waitangi, Hokianga and Kaitāia.

The four-round Yamaha New Zealand Cross-country Nationals series kicked off on two separate farmland properties at Waituna West, near Rewa, the series opener on Friday, with the second round happening ...

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

In its third year, Waitangi Day at Te Puia returns with a full-on day for whānau to experience cultural festivities and entertainment. The event starts at 9.30am and has a range of pā activities ...