Whether the government approves two seabed mining applications or chooses a precautionary approach, the stakes are high and ...

When you visit New Zealand, you’ll likely be greeted with “Kia ora,” a Māori-language welcome widely adopted by the country’s ...

Starting from the country’s main gateways, such as Auckland and Christchurch, these road trips offer the best chance to ...

As well as te Tiriti o Waitangi being conspicuously absent, so are rights recognised in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. Currently, both the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and the ...

Former Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Chris Finlayson ... hapu to choose who spoke for them.GRANT MATTHEW / FAIRFAX NZ Newly-appointed Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little ...

The three lawmakers, whose record suspensions last up to three weeks, drew global attention last year when they performed the ...

The anger surrounding Waitangi Day stems from a controversial plan to redefine New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi, and thus its relationship with the Māori. Criticism of ...

There was a rare moment of unity between Greens co-leader Marama Davidson and ACT leader David Seymour on the role of minor parties as policy innovators, but it was short-lived as the two went on ...

New Zealand legislators have voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a ...

Protesters performed the haka, a traditional Maori dance, outside New Zealand’s Parliament on ... bill seeking to redefine the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, which governs relations between New ...