The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. New Zealand on Thursday marked the anniversary of its founding ...

Taranaki Maunga is an honored ancestor to the Maori, something the New Zealand government has cemented with this designation.

New Zealand Rugby has launched legal action against the Ineos corporation of British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe after the ...

Bare-chested Maori bellowed haka chants Thursday to mark New Zealand’s national day, holding spirited ceremonies as critics accuse the government of eroding indigenous rights. The national ...

Thousands gathered across New Zealand on Thursday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called ...

“Hardest Geezer” Russ Cook, who ran the length of Africa, will return with a long-distance running challenge spanning New ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It's often a day marked by spirited politics and at times boisterous protest. But Thursday's anniversary of New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi ...

The national holiday marks the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi between Maori chiefs and colonising British forces, widely seen as the birth of modern New Zealand.

But Thursday's anniversary of New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, passed in muted fashion with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon absent from the main commemorations ...