It talks about Queen Victoria’s role in establishing the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi and criticises the Crown’s historical breaches of its promises, noting that while Maori-Crown relations had ...

On February 6, 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi, also called Te Tiriti o Waitangi or just Te Tiriti, was signed between the British Crown and around 500 Maori chiefs, or rangatira.

The hurry was to circumvent an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing on whether the proposal breached te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi) and its principles. Te Pāti Maori’s co-leader, Debbie ...

In a surprise announcement shortly before Waitangi Day, Maori academic David Rankin has indicated that his sub-tribe - Matarahurahu - is finalising a claim to have the Treaty grounds in Waitangi ...

In New Zealand, thousands of indigenous Maori are protesting the new conservative government's plans to review a treaty that was signed by British colonists and Maori chiefs almost 200 years ago.

Maori perform a welcome Dhaka for New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and officials at the Waitangi Treaty House marae ahead of Waitangi Day celebrations in Waitangi, northern New Zealand ...

The treaty was signed by Māori chiefs and representatives of the Crown in 1840 on the grounds of Waitangi. And this place has always served as a forum for protest, discussion and to pay respect ...

A sheet of The Treaty of Waitangi, signed between the British Crown and Māori chiefs in 1840. ( Supplied: Archives New Zealand ) The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 between the British ...

People walk past the name of Victoria University of Wellington, written in English and Maori languages as New Zealand celebrates its annual Maori language week in Wellington, New Zealand ...

It talks about Queen Victoria’s role in establishing the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi and criticises the Crown’s historical breaches of its promises, noting that while Maori-Crown relations had ...

The Waitangi Tribunal has called the bill a severe breach of the treaty, warning it would limit Maori rights, reduce social cohesion and damage the Maori-Crown relationship.