Why New Zealand’s Maori are fighting to save an 1840 treaty involving the Crown Maori tribes call on King Charles to ensure the New Zealand government honours its Treaty of Waitangi obligations ...

In a fiery exchange at the birthplace of modern New Zealand, Indigenous leaders have strongly criticized the government's approach to Maori, ahead of the country's national day.

Maori protesters heckled senior members of New Zealand’s conservative government on Monday and decried plans to review an 1840 treaty that founded the ...

No rigid rule book When parliament established the Waitangi Tribunal in 1975, one of its jobs was to “provide for the observance, and confirmation, of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi”.

Prime Minister John Key poured cold water on calls to change the New Zealand flag yesterday, but will face another contentious issue when he meets iwi leaders at Waitangi later today. Mr Key is being ...

Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill? Thousands are marching against a bill they believe undermines the Treaty of Waitangi and limits Maori rights.

A Maori folk song rang through New Zealand's parliament on Thursday after lawmakers voted to defeat a bill that many feared would erode Indigenous rights. The contentious "Treaty Principles Bill" ...

Why has the Maori king of New Zealand called a national meeting? The gathering will discuss how Maori rights can be protected by upholding their interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Northern Maori leaders are calling for the Prime Minister and Government to attend Waitangi events at a new location in future years. Waitangi National Trust ...

The Waitangi Treaty Grounds is the place where in 1840, Maori chiefs first signed their accord with the British Crown – the Treaty of Waitangi, or Te Tiriti o Waitangi – New Zealand's founding ...