Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University This week parliament acted urgently to ...

Over 150 New Zealand organisations on Monday released an open letter to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon calling for work to stop on a contentious bill that would define in statute the principles of ...

Jane Kelsey gave evidence (relating to her PhD thesis addressing the development of the 'principles of the Treaty') at the Waitangi Tribunal urgency inquiry on the Treaty Principles Bill. She is a ...

Timed to coincide with the first reading of the contentious Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill on Thursday, the hikoi and other similar protests are a response to what many perceive as a ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — 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, ...

Some schools are defying the government's removal of their Treaty of Waitangi obligations. Their boards have published public statements affirming their commitment to the treaty. It followed the ...

Thousands of Treaty hīkoi protesters gathered at Parliament's grounds in 2024. Stories about Waitangi Day were limited in the 1960s, with kaumātua recalling historical events. The Labour Party gave ...

For Jones, Waitangi Day is not only a symbolic moment of reflection but also a political stage to reinforce his focus on regional development. With new investments in roading, transport links and ...

Subdued tone as political leaders spoke on eve of Waitangi Day amid some fatigue in Māori communities over divisive coalition policies When New Zealand’s political leaders gathered to speak at the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — 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 ...