Waitangi Day marks the first signing of New Zealand's founding document: The Treaty of Waitangi or Te Tiriti o Waitangi in ...

Waitangi commemorations in Te Tai Tokerau are supported by wardens from across the motu, with between 60 to 100 wardens from different districts travelling up for the week. "It's a lot of work.

“Waitangi Day is a really important celebration for all New Zealanders around the world, the birthdate of our modern nation." Malahide Castle and Gardens sits on 268 acres in Fingal and welcomes ...

New Zealand Maori activist Tame Iti gestures at the Waitangi Treaty House grounds ahead of Waitangi Day celebrations in Waitangi, northern New Zealand, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024.

Waitangi Day is set to go global in 2007 when a giant sand sculpture of a Silver Fern will be created on Santa Monica beach in Los Angeles. The massive icon is being built to launch Made From New ...

December 20, 2006, Auckland: Waitangi Day is set to go global in 2007 when a giant sand sculpture of a Silver Fern will be created on Santa Monica beach in Los Angeles.

A Waka, a Māori canoe, is paddled at at Waitangi, New Zealand on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, as the country begins to mark the anniversary of its founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi. Credit: AP ...

Kaihoe (waka paddlers) warm up with paddle drills ahead of this morning's Waitangi Day waka display. Photo / Michael Cunningham Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and other politicians have gathered ...

ANALYSIS | Waitangi Day commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document in 1840, but there's more to this Treaty than just putting ink to paper.

A look back at all the action we caught on video from Waitangi Day 2024. This year’s commemorations at Waitangi were a triumph and great occasion, attracting around 50,000 people, local leaders ...

The first Waitangi Day on February 6 was held in 1934, but annual celebrations did not begin until 1947. Waitangi Day was declared a national holiday in 1974, then named New Zealand Day.

Waitangi Day marks the first signing of New Zealand's Treaty of Waitangi or Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Māori between the British Crown and Māori chiefs in 1840.