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What are the hopes for the future of Aotearoa?
From Tangata Whenua to Tangata Tiriti, from seasoned attendees to first-time visitors at Waitangi, their visions for Aotearoa share a common theme - kotahitanga.
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As it happened: Waitangi Day 2025
3:34 pm todayEvents are starting to wind down at Waitangi with the great waka Ngaatokimatawhaorua, with about 80 kaihoe on board, coming in to land at Hobson Bay.
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Luxon speaks to media after Waitangi event in Akaroa
3:40 pm todayNgāi Tahu's Treaty settlement has allowed them to become a driving force in the country's economy, the PM says.
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Thousands predicted to descend on Waitangi talks never arrived
5 Feb 2025While Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi's tangihanga and the Prime Minister's absence contributed, there was also a snubbing by some.
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Wrapping up Waitangi with record waka turn-out
5:30 pm todayFrom the dawn ceremony to the numerous local performances and powerful words, Waitangi Day 2025 was one to remember, but a highlight would have to be the record turn-out of waka.
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West Auckland fills up Parrs Park for Waitangi celebration
8:04 pm todayThousands of people gathered at Parrs Park in West Auckland to celebrate Waitangi Day.
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Waitangi Day 2025: In pictures
2:45 pm todayWaka hit the water at the Treaty Grounds, while the PM was welcomed onto Ōnuku Marae in Akaroa and the Waitangi Hikoi made themselves known.
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Why some turned their backs on ministers at Waitangi
5:13 am todayMāori leaders in the Far North turned their collective back in an emotional demonstration.
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Kōhanga Reo look to build on the platform left by the late Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi
5:44 am todayThousands paid respects to a very special Kuia over the past few days.
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Kaupapa waka changed a paddler's life
5:27 am todayDutch paddler Koos Wabeke says getting involved with kaupapa waka - and learning about the Māori world - has changed his life.
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Crowds arrive at Waitangi, for many different reasons
5 Feb 2025Waitangi always draws a crowd, but why, this year?
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Waitangi delivers education classrooms can't provide
5 Feb 2025Kaiako Tania Koroi Nohotima said Waitangi provided a valuable holistic learning environment for students.
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Taranaki councillors receive stinging response after they shut-down Treaty debate
5 Feb 2025Deputy chair of Taranaki Regional Council Neil Walker invoked a closure motion to quell any discussion of a submission on the Bill.
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Treaty bill's promise of 'equal rights' ignores democracy's blind spots
31 Jan 2025This rhetorical and ideological vagueness obscures a pivotal point: there is no such thing as a singular form of democracy, writes Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll.
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Behind the Banner: Inside the hīkoi mō te Tiriti
23 Nov 2024Over nine days, rangatahi and veterans of past hīkoi walked shoulder-to-shoulder to take their message to Parliament. Ella Stewart and Cole Eastham-Farrelly were there.
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The events around the country for Waitangi Day
11:56 am todayToday is the 185th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty.
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Live: Politicians welcomed at Waitangi, but not all will be there
5 Feb 2025Follow all the speeches and events from the Treaty Grounds.
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Labour would not support Te Tiriti commissioner with veto right - Hipkins
5 Feb 2025The Labour Party will not support Te Pāti Māori's call for the establishment of a parliamentary commissioner for Te Tiriti with the ability to veto parliamentary decisions, Chris Hipkins told RNZ. Audio
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Politicians to be welcomed at Waitangi but not all will be there
5 Feb 2025The Parliamentary pōwhiri is a chance each year for politicians to have their say, and for the hau kāinga - home people - and te ao Māori, to respond.
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The day the Māori Queen came to Waitangi
5 Feb 2025Dressed in all white, the new queen stood out immediately among the kuia and kaumātua wearing their usual black formal pōwhiri clothes.
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'Connecting with their tūpuna' keep the kaihoe waka going
5 Feb 2025As Waitangi celebrations begin to pave way, haukāinga and manuhiri have arrived in numbers.
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Roads closed to avoid repeat of last year's Waitangi Day traffic chaos
4 Feb 2025Free car parks have been set up in Haruru, near Paihia, for people to make use of the free shuttle buses.
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Books of mana: 10 essential reads for Waitangi Day
4 Feb 2025Many people have little idea that Māori scholarship stretches back to the earliest books published in this country.
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Te Pāti Māori re-commits to Te Tiriti Commissioner
4 Feb 2025It will be a bottom line for any potential coalition negotiations at next year's election, the party says.
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Leaders lay out goals at Iwi Chairs Forum
4 Feb 2025The political situation is simply one of the big topics, Ngāti Kahungunu iwi chair Bayden Barber says
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'She was very articulate and very direct' - Whānau remember Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi
3 Feb 2025Whānau of Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi have remembered her as a tireless advocate for empowering Māori families.
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Iconic Te Tii Marae wharenui reopens
3 Feb 2025A dawn ceremony was hosted by mana whenua Ngāti Rāhiri and Ngāti Kawa who welcomed iwi leaders, politicians and the masses. Audio
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Te reo version of Shrek to premiere at Māoriland Film Festival
3 Feb 2025Shrek has been reimagined and redubbed in te reo Māori as part of a collaboration between Māoriland Productions and the American studio Dreamworks and will premiere at the Māoriland Film Festival in…
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