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A woman with traditional face markings stands smiling in front of a background featuring people holding flags. The text reads, "Spinoff Waitangi 2025" with dates. The scene suggests a cultural event.

What does the future hold for the Kīngitanga and te Tiriti?

No prime minister, no problem: Māori prepare for big day at Waitangi

Lyric Waiwiri-Smith

A Te Tiriti reading (and watching and listening) guide

The Spinoff Review of Books

Illustration of a historical treaty signing event. Diverse figures in 19th-century attire gather around a table draped with a Union Jack. A man shakes hands with a seated individual. Text box reads "E-Tangata Waitangi 2025, 03.02.25 – 09.02.25.

Ten things you might not know about Waitangi

What did the Māori chiefs say before the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840?

A large crowd gathers outside a circular government building, surrounded by trees and other structures, seen from above. Green grid overlays the image.

Revealed: How the NZ Police estimates crowd sizes

A collage image with the select committee hearings room in the background and three women in the foreground who submitted on the treaty principles bill. Two are former MPs Kiri Allan and Sandra Goudie

Treaty principles bill hearings, day two: Kiri Allan and Sandra Goudie make submissions

Lyric Waiwiri-Smith

A man in a suit is depicted three times in increasing size from left to right, against a light blue patterned background. The image has a blue tint, giving it a stylized effect.

Treaty principles bill: Is $6m a reasonable cost for a national debate?

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What you missed from day one of the Treaty principles bill select committee hearings

Clean-out at the Waitangi Tribunal: Who’s in and who’s out?