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 ...

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" ...

The Maori "tino rangatiratanga" flag has been chosen to fly from the Auckland Harbour Bridge on Waitangi Day. Prime Minister John Key and Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples have just announced ...

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.

Thousands gathered across New Zealand yesterday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called for an end to government policies that critics say erode the rights promised ...

Te Pāti Māori will demand the establishment of a new parliamentary commissioner with “teeth” to address proposed legislation that violates Te Tiriti o Waitangi, should they form part of a ...

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 ...

The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to revise New Zealand’s foundational agreement with Maori people and is hugely unpopular, with even the prime minister deriding it.

Unity, legacy and progress at Waitangi The new Māori Queen’s first pōwhiri at Waitangi was marked by key announcements at the Iwi Chairs Forum and a tribute to Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi.

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the ...

Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Wellington for the final stretch of a week-long protest that has spanned the length of the country. Here is why.