PM at Waitangi
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern begins her five-day visit to Waitangi today. Ms Adern is spending an unprecedented five days in the Bay of Islands for an extended Waitangi Day commemoration.
Today she'll visit the Iwi Leaders Forum at Copthorne Hotel then with Maori Wardens. At 1pm she will meet with Northland's mayors then the Maori Women's Welfare League. Ms Ardern will also tour the Treaty Grounds today before opening the Concerning Nurture Exhibition at Te Kongahu Museum at the Treaty Grounds.
Mangamuka Gorge repairs
State Highway 1 through the Mangamuka Gorge will be closed for resurfacing starting next week.The works will involve full-width resurfacing of a number of separate areas through the gorge. To do the work safely and to the highest standard, road crews will close the state highway between Mangamuka and Kaitaia.