Today, the site's original historic Treaty House, which dates to 1833, and the more recently built carved meeting house and war canoe, or waka, have been joined by the impressive and newly opened ...

Calls are mounting to move the pre-Waitangi Day politicians' welcoming ceremony from Te Tii Marae to Te Whare Runanga, the carved meeting house, on the Treaty Grounds. Photo / Michael Cunningham ...

Commemorations for the 180th anniversary of the signing of Te Tiriti oWaitangi began with the annual dawn service at Te Whare Rūnanga, the carved meeting house at the Upper Treaty Grounds.

Who: Nancy, Matt, Jay and Chris Sayre Where: The Meeting House, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, New Zealand Out and about: The Maori influence is evident throughout most of New Zealand.

The Maori waka, Ngatoki Matawhaorua is situated close by. There are extensive park-like grounds containing native birdlife, trees and heritage gardens. The key cultural heritage elements of the ...

A Waka, a Māori canoe, is paddled at at Waitangi, New Zealand on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, as the country begins to mark the anniversary of its founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi.

Wellington: Maori leaders have chastised the New Zealand government amid raucous scenes at the annual public meeting at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds on the eve of the country’s national day. In ...

Google Doodle on Tuesday celebrated Waitangi Day, marking the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, or the Treaty of Waitangi, in 1840. According to the description, during this event, representatives ...

From historic Māori villages and landmarks where the first waka (canoe) arrived in Aotearoa, to the country’s most important historic site - Waitangi Treaty Grounds, where Te Tiriti o Waitangi was ...