On Tuesday Judge Damian Stone directed the government to release eight unredacted documents showing its reasoning for ...

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

The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill will likely die after it goes to select committee – or will it? A possible ...

The controversial Treaty Principles Bill has been introduced to Parliament by the ACT Party under a coalition agreement. And ...

Years of historical Waitangi Tribunal recordings have been deposited with Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, the audiovisual archive of Aotearoa New Zealand. The announcement, made on World Digital ...

Fire in Otahuhu. Video / NZ Herald Former Act leader Richard Prebble isn’t the first former politician to be appointed to the Waitangi Tribunal over the years but he is almost certainly the most ...

Tama Potaka announced the appointment of Richard Prebble, Ken Williamson and Kevin Prime to the Waitangi Tribunal. Some people think the Tribunal is a judicial body, but in reality is is appointed by ...

The 1840 agreement between indigenous Māori and the British Crown is considered the nation’s founding document.

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 ...

In 1975, the Waitangi Tribunal was established to hear claims brought by Māori on whether legislation, policies or actions by the Crown breached the treaty principles. A prominent victory was a ...