Pakeha nearly "exterminated" Maori and need to make good on the intent of the Treaty - including compulsory te reo in all primary schools, Gareth Morgan says.

But iwi group will not take its founding trustees to court to recover lost "Treelords" settlement cash because of cost and "ongoing damage to the reputation of the trust".

Bryce Edwards: Is turbulence returning to race relations via a renewed debate about the role and place of the Treaty of Waitangi?

In response to a series of articles by Gareth Morgan about the Treaty of Waitangi, Joshua Hitchcock discusses rangatiratanga and what Maori are doing to achieve it.

Pushing the Treaty process beyond its natural limitations is spawning unintended consequences for our constitution. It is encroaching on equal citizenship.

Much has been achieved since the renaissance of the Treaty of Waitangi began in 1975. That should be celebrated.

More than 500 people gathered on a hilltop in the Bay of Islands yesterday to celebrate the bicentenary of Pakeha settlement in New Zealand.

Waikato iwi Ngati Haua and Ngati Koroki Kahukura’s final Treaty settlements passed into law today.

Big changes are being discussed over the way political power is shared, changes that should make all Kiwis sit up and take notice.

Tribunal report says Maori chiefs who signed the Treaty of Waitangi did not cede sovereignty but Treaty Negotations Minister says that doesn't change Crown's position.

Far North iwi say they plan to limit access to Ninety Mile Beach for cars and tour buses after their Treaty agreement is passed into law.

Treaty Settlements Minister Chris Finlayson has launched a stinging attack on former High Court judge and Waitangi Tribunal chairman Sir Eddie Taihukurei Durie.

National minister Chris Finlayson's world has become a little more 007 with his anointment as Minister for Spies, but his first love remains the Treaty of Waitangi settlements.

Visitors to the splendid Treaty grounds at Waitangi probably assume the taxpayers of New Zealand happily pay for the facilities there.

Prime Minister John Key says he's upset that the Waitangi National Trust is charging New Zealanders $15 to enter the historic Waitangi Treaty Grounds.

Winston Peters is at odds with one of his new MPs - the Waitangi National Trust chairman - over the trust’s move to charge kiwis to visit the treaty grounds.

The return of entry fees for Kiwis at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds is outrageous, says the newly elected local MP.

Many of Auckland's volcanic cones, including those at the Domain and Mt Smart, have gained official Maori names under a Treaty of Waitangi settlement.

Interest income on big cash holdings, hotel and milk business deals and rising values of investment properties helped push Waikato-Tainui's asset base up.

Public displays of affection by Prince Charles, a possible boycott and a fashionista who prefers Princess Diana "thinner" - barrels of ink documented every detail of the last big royal tour.

Ngapuhi hapu have been given more time to nominate representatives for the organisation that will negotiate the iwi's Treaty of Waitangi claims.

The agreement in principle to a $32.5 million Treaty of Waitangi settlement for Tararua and Wairarapa Rangitane iwi is a momentous time in history.

The Waitangi Tribunal has asked the Crown to consider whether it would pause the election process for the iwi's mandated body.

The country's biggest tribe is negotiating an agreement for jobs and prosperity for its members - but fierce infighting is hindering the process and costing it millions.

In a year that is unusually crowded with historical commemorations, one that may escape attention is the 170th anniversary of the flagpole in Russell.