The NSW Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the extraordinary powers given to police to disrupt protests against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Sydney this week.

Waitangi has always been a barometer of political mood. But in 2026, the tone felt sharper. The Prime Minister’s reception was notably subdued, and tensions among Māori leaders were visible on the ...

Police prepare for thousands to gather in Sydney’s CBD tonight as Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrives for a four-day visit ...

For once, it was the opposition feeling some heat at Waitangi, as Te Pati Māori’s internal turmoil spilt out on the ātea. The ...

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon faced intense heckling and boos during his Waitangi Day 2026 speech at the Treaty Grounds. Protesters shouted “treason” and repeatedly interrupted his ...

Subdued tone as political leaders spoke on eve of Waitangi Day amid some fatigue in Māori communities over divisive coalition policies ...

PM calls for civil debate as government faces backlash over efforts to roll back policies to support Maori community.

New Zealand must continue to evolve in a way that empowers its Indigenous Maori while preserving national unity, Prime ...

Waitangi Day commemorates the Treaty of Waitangi, signed in 1840 by the British Crown and more than 500 Maori Indigenous ...

New Zealand must continue to evolve in a way that empowers its Indigenous Maori while preserving national unity, Prime ...

Waitangi haukaīnga speaker and activist Eru Kapa-Kingi has delivered a fiery kōrero condemning the coalition government, and ...

Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi, a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawai’ian) initiative for self-determination and self-governance formed in 1987, has sent a 17-member Indigenous delegation to Waitangi to stand in solidarity ...