The National Government and its Maori Party partners presented a united face when Prime Minister John Key visited Ratana Pa this afternoon - a move Mr Key admitted was unexpected.

Politicians and unions are calling on the Government to move public holidays that fall on weekends to Monday as workers face losing two days off in 2011.

Some 2000 metal and manufacturing workers have negotiated a one-off holiday in 2011 to make up for missed public holidays.

Television New Zealand is investigating an allegation that staff smoked cannabis at Waitangi celebrations.

A grove of young native trees on the stark summit of One Tree Hill could mark the push to finalise Treaty claims by 2014.

Maori Party MP Hone Hawawira says the solution to the Foreshore and Seabed Act would be to put the foreshore and seabed under Maori control.

Nationhood and togetherness were the key messages at a dawn service at the Treaty Grounds today.

The full text of Prime Minister John Key's Waitangi Day 2010 speech.

The Tino Rangatiratanga flag was raised alongside the New Zealand national flag on the Auckland Harbour Bridge early today.

Prime Minister John Key will use his Waitangi Day address this morning to tackle extremists on both sides of the race relations divide.

Media are being asked to cough up cash to cover Waitangi Day celebrations, with a Ngapuhi elder asking reporters and cameramen to hand over hundreds of dollars.

Rawiri Taonui looks at the alliance with the National Party and the year ahead for Maori.

New Zealand's flag says virtually nothing about how this country sees itself today and how it wishes to be seen.

Flying the Maori flag should be a cause for celebration, not mean-spirited opposition, says outspoken Maori Party MP Hone Harawira.