A dawn ceremony has marked the beginning of Waitangi Day commemorations ... and his speech drowned out by waiata. The day will include a flag raising ceremony, and the traditional waka parade.

Prayers as dawn awakened for Waitangi Day...known as New Zealand's national day, which drew the biggest crowd in three decades. It was an early start at the ...

Davidson said following two operations for the cancer she was doing well and getting better each day. Waitangi was both the ... of my backyard and grabbed my flag and took a photo to try and ...