ANALYSIS: The crowd was smaller, the Prime Minister was absent and, one year after the jubilation of 2024, the mood was different.
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The country marks 185 years since the signing of a founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi.
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he has chosen to take part in celebrations elsewhere.
Politics
December 19, 2024
"This law will unwind the divisive modern 'partnership' interpretation of the Treaty," party leader David Seymour said.
February 7, 2024
Christopher Luxon said the phrases from his 2023 Waitangi speech that he repeated in this week's speech were about consistent messaging.
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Analysis: Christopher Luxon could have seized the moment at Waitangi to prove his mana and mettle but instead only demonstrated his ability to read aloud, writes 1News digital political reporter Felix Desmarais.
February 6, 2024
The ACT leader was grilled on Q+A about his contentious legislation to review the role of the Treaty of Waitangi.
There was a big crowd of eager spectators as more than a dozen waka landed on the beach.
Natalie Coates also said that if the principles of the Treaty are redefined, there could be legal challenges.
Tama Potaka said today's Waitangi dawn service was conducted "with rangimarie, with a peaceful disposition".
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Dignitaries being welcomed at the birthplace of the nation, where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed 184 years ago.
February 5, 2024
The Deputy Prime Minister was also booed by some in the Waitangi crowd during his address.
Hundreds of people watched on as the hīkoi went from from Te Tii Marae on to the Upper Treaty Grounds, to Te Whare Rūnanga, in Waitangi.
Māori health advocate Lady Tureiti Moxon says the coalition Government's approach is "unacceptable" and must be challenged.
Explainer
Waitangi Day is tomorrow and if it’s anything like the hui-ā-motu hosted by the Kiingitanga, many people will be in attendance.
Thousands of people have attended the pōwhiri, after a more meagre showing yesterday for opposition parties.
February 4, 2024
Te Pāti Māori co-leaders spoke with reporters ahead of a pōwhiri welcoming them onto the Waitangi Treaty Grounds today.
There are two versions of the Treaty of Waitangi. 1News reporter Te Aniwa Hurihanganui explains some key differences between them.
There’s more to the week-long event than politics.
This is the sixth claim challenging the Government's policies in three months.
February 3, 2024
Kelvin Davis said the Government would come from the lion's den so Māori should not speak to them as lambs.
Women from the north will have a speaking role in official pōwhiri welcoming guests this year to Waitangi as part of Waitangi Day commemorations.
