Trading restrictions don't apply to Waitangi Day in the way they would for Easter holidays, Christmas, or the first half of Anzac Day - but you may have to pay a surcharge.

New Zealand’s right-wing National Party-led coalition government used Waitangi Day on February 6, the country’s national day, to stoke racial divisions and divert attention from its escalating ...

The main celebrations will be held on Feb. 6, marking the day in 1840 when the Treaty of Waitangi was first signed between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs.

The reviewers of all Treaty of Waitangi clauses in legislation include three lawyers and a director, and will be expected to ...

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, center, arrives on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, for the Waitangi Day ceremonies at Ōnuku Marae, New Zealand. Credit: AP/Kai Schwoerer ...

New Zealand gathers to celebrate and debate country's founding document on national day Protesters in Christchurch and Wellington demand Treaty of Waitangi be honoured Concern government policies ...

ACT leader and Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour says the bill aims to improve lawmaking but critics argue the opposite.

Labour Arts, Culture and Heritage spokesperson Rachel Boyack has congratulated the New Zealand Youth Choir on winning the prestigious ‘Choir of the World’ competition at the Llangollen International ...

Last year the Northern Advocate’s photographers took literally thousands of images around the region, covering everything ...