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Commemorations at Waitangi have been somewhat muted by concerns over Covid-19, but most politicians still travelled north this week to mark the signing of the Treaty in 1840.

A miscommunication meant… Audio

Matariki, the Māori New Year will be recognised with a public holiday for the first time in June next year, but it won't always fall on the same date. 

Māori astronomers will use the positioning of… Audio

Formalities are well underway at Waitangi, ahead of the 2021 commemorations.

Speaking rights are in the spotlight this year and the National Party says it has been given a commitment Judith Collins… Audio

After years of controversy, speaking for rights for women political leaders on marae may change at Waitangi next year.

Allowance for Jacinda Ardern to deliver a speech from the mahau, or porch, was… Audio

On this day back in 1975, an 18-year-old Lynne Cox became the first woman to swim across Cook Strait from North to South Island. Audio

On this day in 1983, Karen Carpenter - American singer and drummer - died of cardiac arrest at her parent's house in California. Audio

Dr Dan Hikuroa joins us on The Panel to share his thoughts on the new holiday. Audio

School students will be taught about the early battles and migration which shaped their region as part of a new history curriculum to be rolled out next year.  Audio

Dr Grant Morris charts the golden age of NZ overseas travel from the mid-1960s to 2020. Audio

School students will be made to learn about the early histories of their region as part of a new history curriculum.

To be rolled out next year, the scheme will also see students up to year 10 taught… Audio

Politicians will make their way on to the Treaty Grounds as part of the Waitangi formalities today. 

It will be a chance for the leaders of political parties to lay down their vision for Maori and… Audio

Today marks 90 years since New Zealand's deadliest natural disaster.

The Hawke's Bay earthquake struck the cities of Napier and Hastings, killing 256 people.

The quake's anniversary was marked with… Video, Audio

175 years on from the battle of Ruapekapeka, hapū in the Far North have acknowledged the British men killed in the conflict, despite suffering losses of their own.

A memorial honouring 12 soldiers… Video, Audio

A special service has been held in Napier today to mark 90 years since the deadly magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck.  Audio

The Prime Minister has arrived near Ruapekapeka Pā in the far north to remember those who fought on both sides of the historic conflict 175 years on.

The battle of Ruapekapeka was one of the… Audio

Today marks 90 years since New Zealand's deadliest natural disaster.

The Hawke's Bay earthquake on February the 3rd, 1931 killed 256 people, turning Napier and Hastings to rubble.

The cities were… Audio

A dawn service has been held this morning at Ruapekapeka Pā near Waitangi to remember the soldiers who died during one of the countrys first major conflicts over the Treaty of Waitangi. 

The small… Audio

Today marks 90 years since the Hawke's Bay earthquake.

At 10.47am on Tuesday, February the third 1931, a 7.8 magnitude shake all but levelled Napier and Hastings. Hamilton Logan, who was six at the… Audio

NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui is the next compelling chapter in RNZ’s award-winning documentary project on the New Zealand Wars. Video