How New Zealand Media Makes Waitangi Day Into a Day of Us and Them
It’s our so-called national day but, as researcher Alex McConville has found, Pākehā journalism is dictating the story.
Talking Waitangi Day in 2017: Highlights from our VICE Panel Discussion
"For me it’s legacy-based. It’s intergenerational. Seven generations have been engaged in this dialogue, and it’s tiring."
Powerful Portraits By a Young Māori Photographer Looking For His Heritage
Chev Hassett combines Māori tradition with contemporary photography.
News of Zealand: Waitangi Day Edition
A call to Trump, near-arrest of politicians, protests and celebrations.
The Stories Behind New Zealand Places You Probably Never Learned in History Class
The Māori chief who inspired Gandhi, and what life was really like when the Treaty of Waitangi was signed.
I Kōrerorero A Tātou Ki Te Ururoa Flavell, Te Minita O Te Take Maori
An interview with straight-talking Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell, in Te Reo and English.
Why I'm Protesting on Waitangi Day, For the First Time
Most years I either work or get ready for the Superbowl.
VICE Asks: The Significance of Waitangi Day
What does Waitangi Day mean in 2017? We spoke to young New Zealanders to find out.
We Spoke To Painter, Activist, Accused Terrorist Tame Iti About Art and Māori Sovereignty
Tame Iti has returned to the Te Urewera plains of New Zealand where he was accused of running terrorist training camps 10 years ago—this time to focus on his artwork.
Meet the Teens Using Te Reo and Thrash Metal to Rage Against New Zealand’s Colonial Past
Alien Weaponry know more about history than you do.
Here Comes Waitangi Day: Prepare to Cringe
Why New Zealand's national holiday will never be all backyard cricket and barbecues, no matter how much the silent majority want it to be.