Honouring Waitangi Day
A light-hearted church service led by the country's politicians and iwi leaders has kicked off Waitangi Day.
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Mai Chen: Waitangi alive and well in court
Waitangi Day remains an annual reminder of the 173-year Crown-Maori relationship - a relationship that is still very much a live subject in the New Zealand Courts.
Restaurants divided on surcharge
Restaurants are still divided over charging extra to cover costs, 10 years after a law which made them pay staff more on public holidays.
Key waits on 'Granny-gate'
It was, as a highly amused Shane Jones observed, the year that will go down as "Granny-gate".
Waitangi: 'Woman bashers' accusation
Kaumatua at Te Tii Marae have been accused of being "women bashers'' after a stand-off over who would be the PM's escort this morning.
Peter Dunne: Time to rethink Waitangi
United Future leader Peter Dunne has released a video that calls for a rethink by New Zealand on Waitangi day, as says it has "been hijacked by fringe activities by the lunatics at Waitangi".
Shearer: Awards would lift Waitangi
David Shearer hopes to make Waitangi Day a day of celebrations rather than angst by moving the New Years' Honours to that day and issuing a ream of awards.
Harawira's stance reminds marae spokesman of war drama
Ngapuhi kuia Titewhai Harawira and Ani Taurua are both vowing to bring the Prime Minister on to Te Tii Marae today at Waitangi.
Waitangi Tribunal puts settlement cost at $42m
The Waitangi Tribunal has recommended a settlement package for Far North iwi Ngati Kahu totalling $42.518 million.
Waitangi chaos if Harawira bullies her way in: Rankin
Ngapuhi leader David Rankin says there will be "total chaos" at Waitangi if Titewhai Harawira "tries to bully her way in as she has in the past".
Training blamed in barge grounding
Inadequate training of crew in the use of navigation systems was one of several factors that grounded a navy barge in Whangarei on Waitangi Day, an inquiry finds.
Rawiri Taonui: Paul Holmes, a cheeky Pakeha?
It is a sad day when a great writer repeats the prejudices of the past. The latest offering from Paul Holmes regarding Waitangi Day
Paul Holmes: Are NZers getting in their own way?
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Hone Harawira: Paul Holmes, Maori have plenty to protest
Paul Holmes' column in Saturday's Weekend Herald was a nasty article from...
Nats 'mean' to deny NZ workers holidays - Shearer
"Monday-ising" Waitangi and Anzac days would "cheapen" them...