Maori remain far more likely to die early ... last year to rail against it in one of the country’s biggest-ever protests. Critics see the bill as an attempt to strip long-agreed rights from ...

It's often a day marked by spirited politics and at times boisterous protest. But Thursday's anniversary of New ...

Dozens of Destiny Church's Man Up and Legacy groups break through police barricades at Auckland's Rainbow Parade, reports ...

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.

But a Maori protest movement of the 1970s and ‘80s led to a surge of recognition for the Maori language, culture and rights in New Zealand law. Redress has included billions of dollars in Treaty ...

If New Zealand’s coalition government had prepared for political fireworks from Indigenous leaders on the eve of the country’s national day, they were met with something arguably even louder ...

New Zealand on Thursday marked the anniversary of its founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi. The day came with quiet protests of government officials by some Māori leaders amid a national period ...

When National's Maori Development Minister stood to speak at Waitangi on Wednesday - he was met with protest. Normally, speaking on the paepae on behalf of the party would be the role of the Prime ...

"In te ao Māori, all people, regardless of gender or identity-those of diverse aroha, let's call it-have mana and tapu, which should be respected," he said. "Using haka to target and demean the mana ...