The Treaty of Waitangi, considered New Zealand’s founding document, takes its name from the Bay of Islands location.

A select committee led by coalition MPs has called for the proposed repeal of Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act to be ...

Activists are protesting proposed changes to New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi. But is the bill ...

New Zealand's parliament engages in a heated debate over a controversial bill attempting to reinterpret the Treaty of ...

Parliament's first reading debate for the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill was an electric affair, but with a few surprisingly lacklustre speeches. The bill's sponsor David Seymour was ...

New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill ...

Thousands of marchers descended upon New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland on Wednesday as part of the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti ...

But the most consequential reform is being championed by ACT leader David Seymour, who wants to redefine the interpretation of New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi (Te ...

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs. It paved the way for British annexation of New Zealand while requiring the Crown to protect Maori ...

The Waitangi Treaty Grounds are an important storehouse for many significant taonga, including objects loaned by descendants ...

The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill will likely die after it goes to select committee – or will it? A possible referendum on the issue would raise the stakes considerably.

"The government's own lawyers recognise the bill would at first blush undermine Māori people's rights," a law professor says.