The bill’s architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...

Prime Minister Chris Luxon has used his Waitangi Day address to settle nerves over his government's attitude to Maori and the ...

As Moana sailed the Pacific late last year in her traditional canoe on the big screen, a heated debate raged online over the ownership of this potent symbol that unites Pacific islanders. The ...

Some say an oral promise of religious protection read out at Waitangi in 1840 amounts to a fourth article of the Treaty. But ...

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

“Trump, JFK Jr. go to war with Saskatchewan canola” seems a headline for an unserious media source … or maybe the lampoon edition of a newspaper or credible website. It’s the kind of ...

U.S. President Donald Trump sought to dial up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a deal to end the war on Ukraine by indicating he’s seeking to partner with China to try ...

A kid in Masterton, New Zealand, came top of the class in a costume competition after his teacher’s aide built an incredible Maori canoe costume around his wheelchair. Footage from Courtney ...

Israel and Hamas have been at war in Gaza since October 7, 2023 when the militant group in a surprise attack killed over 1,200 people in Israel and took around 250 people as hostage, according to ...

The war in Ukraine has ground on for nearly three years. From the start, Western allies have stood in solidarity with Kyiv. The US has poured tens of billions in military aid into the war ...

A 250km journey across the coast of Arnhem Land once took days in a dugout canoe, but is now a matter of hours in a motorised boat.

TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, which may now be drawing to a close, has dramatically reshaped much of the Middle East and is still delivering aftershocks. When Hamas launched ...