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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.

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.

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

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Waitangi leaders are warning of a “furore” building within te ao Māori that could disrupt this year’s Waitangi Day ...

Credit: AP/David Frampton In 1840, Māori tribes and representatives of the British crown signed the Treaty of Waitangi — New ...

Government funding will go towards 26 community events to commemorate Waitangi Day in 2025, from Tāhuna (Queenstown) to Te Tai Tokerau (Northland) and Rēkohu/Wharekauri (Chatham Islands).

But, at Waitangi last year protesters attempted to drown out Seymour with waiata as he spoke. "While it will ultimately be the decision of the taumata on the day as to how best to uphold the ...