The first time Matarora Smith worked Waitangi Day commemorations in Paihia, she felt the wairua (spirit) and whakapapa ...

February 6 marks the 185th anniversary of the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi). To commemorate Aotearoa ...

The latest Census data shows that just 27.5% of Māori owned or partly owned their own house in 2023 – and one woman is hoping ...

Like every good big sister, when 16-year-old Lovelyann Tafuna knew it was time to try out for the Aotearoa Māori Poirewa (New Zealand Māori Volleyball) team, she nagged her sister Joy to come along ...

Mount Taranaki receives legal rights as a person in groundbreaking agreement with Indigenous Māori, marking end to ...

The Spinoff presents a simplified transcript of the speeches at the treaty signings in Waitangi, Hokianga and Kaitāia.

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand became a legal person, signaling a significant change in the nation's policy towards indigenous rights and the environment.

ASIA PACIFIC: The New Zealand Government announced in a press release from the New Zealand Embassy in Manila, Philippines, ...

Danny Karatea-Goddard celebrates the new year three times a year - on 1 January, Matariki and the Lunar New Year.

By popular demand, more music acts than ever will take centre stage at this year’s Tauranga Moana Waitangi Day Festival. In its sixth year at The Historic Village at 17th Avenue, the anticipated large ...

New Zealand's treaty principles inquiry received about 300,000 written submissions and 15,000 people who asked to be witnesses at the inquiry.