Former prime minister Dame Jenny Shipley reveals what Waitangi means to her and echoed Prime Minister Chris Hipkins’ claim that non-Māori have nothing to fear when it comes to race relations. Video / NZ Herald
'A lot of our holidays are just treated as a day off but there is a reason for them.'
Comment: The day is becoming of much more significance to more and more of us.
Parliamentarians have formally been welcomed to Waitangi with PM Chris Hipkins urging Kiwis to not be afraid to discuss Maori-Crown relations while National Party leader Christopher Luxon labels Treaty 'a little experiment'. Video / NZ Herald
OPINION: Why attempt to fix something that was not broken at Waitangi?
The Governor-General was welcomed to Waitangi, Northland on Friday.
It is the first visit as PM for Hipkins and opponent Luxon as National leader.
Long weekend travellers warned as more rain could be on the way, earthquake jolts the North Island and coroner's findings revealed over washing machine tragedy in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
The first post-Covid festivities are expected to draw huge crowds to NZ's birthplace.
Historic legacy trail project set to uplift the nationally significant story of Paihia.