Hundreds turned up on the last day of Waitangi commemorations today, with the Prime Minister's Breakfast being the highlight of the celebrations.
The day started with a dawn ceremony at the upper marae of the Treaty grounds attended by a large contingent of dignitaries, including Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who were welcomed to Te Whare Runanga for the ceremony.
![Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern laughs wholeheartedly while serving members of the public sausage, bacon and eggs.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7GRRLGOGYYE2CUALDT6JUVFZJQ.jpg?auth=409ff7153d308997dc13d9e76890d59c6c32169f7975f72ce5544b71a7cd9598&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
Bishop Kito Pikaahu Bishop of Te Tai Tokerau led a prayer, before Ardern
began with a prayer and the words of Dame Whina Cooper: "Take care of our children."
![Deputy Labour leader Kelvin Davis was among the first Cabinet ministers to put an apron on, ready to serve barbecue to the hundreds who queued up.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2RZ6FYTKWHBG62EVKX53DYXFQA.jpg?auth=2ecc8a9924dfd213a927b66a48005649f4cbf80b67fc6bc25234260a08d8d752&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)