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!['Two, four, six, eight, this government is out the gate': 1000 people take part in hīkoi to defend te Tiriti o Waitangi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'Two, four, six, eight, this government is out the gate': 1000 people take part in hīkoi to defend te Tiriti o Waitangi
The march left Cape Reinga at dawn on February 2.
![Tensions flatline at Waitangi Day ceremony - unless you are David Seymour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Tensions flatline at Waitangi Day ceremony - unless you are David Seymour
The Act leader was booed by the crowd at the dawn ceremony.
!['2, 4, 6, 8, this government is out the gate': 1000 people march in Waitangi hīkoi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'2, 4, 6, 8, this government is out the gate': 1000 people march in Waitangi hīkoi
PM yesterday told his Waitangi speech missed the mark - but earns apology.
![Leading Treaty expert's caution to Govt: 'We want to move forward this country, not go backwards'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Leading Treaty expert's caution to Govt: 'We want to move forward this country, not go backwards'
'I would caution our new Prime Minister to be extremely careful.'
![Simon Wilson: Christopher Luxon’s outrageous Waitangi speech](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Simon Wilson: Christopher Luxon’s outrageous Waitangi speech
OPINION: The PM failed to rise to an historic occasion at Waitangi yesterday.
![Waitangi political challenges part of Aotearoa’s growth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Waitangi political challenges part of Aotearoa’s growth
Aotearoa has 'matured a little' as a nation: Chief of Navy Rear Admiral David Proctor.
![Peeni Henare at Waitangi: 'I lift my gun, I let the shots do the talking'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Peeni Henare at Waitangi: 'I lift my gun, I let the shots do the talking'
Fighting talk was the order of the day at Waitangi on Saturday.
![Opposition parties welcomed at Waitangi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Opposition parties welcomed at Waitangi
The opposition parties were welcomed today onto the Treaty grounds at Waitangi. Watch excerpts of speeches by James Shaw and Chris Hipkins. Video / NZ Herald
![Waitangi grounds: Tai Tokerau’s first wahine Māori Governor-General](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Waitangi grounds: Tai Tokerau’s first wahine Māori Governor-General
Wāhine leaders have been welcomed onto the Waitangi Treaty Grounds this morning.
![Simon Wilson: Meet you on the bridge? Luxon heads to Waitangi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Simon Wilson: Meet you on the bridge? Luxon heads to Waitangi
Opinion: The PM heads to Waitangi this weekend needing to take charge of the race debate.
![Up to 80,000 expected at Waitangi this year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Up to 80,000 expected at Waitangi this year
Between 60,000 and 80,000 people are expected at Waitangi this year.
![Chinese Kiwis to visit hundreds of ancestors’ graves at Waitangi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Chinese Kiwis to visit hundreds of ancestors’ graves at Waitangi
The group will be visiting nearly 500 graves facilitated by local iwi.
![Security concerns front of mind for Waitangi Day as Treaty debate heats up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Security concerns front of mind for Waitangi Day as Treaty debate heats up
Providing a safe environment for robust debate will be key on February 6.
![Māori Battalion taonga stolen from Waitangi museum in broad daylight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Māori Battalion taonga stolen from Waitangi museum in broad daylight
The kauri gum treasure, the size of a small netball, was taken around midday on Sunday.
![Waitangi Day dawn ceremony delights attendees](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Waitangi Day dawn ceremony delights attendees
It was a drizzly morning at the Waitangi dawn ceremony, but the mood wasn’t dampened.
![Focus: Meaning of Waitangi for Dame Jenny Shipley](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Focus: Meaning of Waitangi for Dame Jenny Shipley
Former prime minister Dame Jenny Shipley reveals what Waitangi means to her and echoed Prime Minister Chris Hipkins’ claim that non-Māori have nothing to fear when it comes to race relations. Video / NZ Herald
![Rob Rattenbury: Waitangi Day a work in progress](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Rob Rattenbury: Waitangi Day a work in progress
Comment: The day is becoming of much more significance to more and more of us.
![Treaty of Waitangi relevant 'every single day'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Treaty of Waitangi relevant 'every single day'
'A lot of our holidays are just treated as a day off but there is a reason for them.'
![Focus: Waitangi 2023 political roundup](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Focus: Waitangi 2023 political roundup
Parliamentarians have formally been welcomed to Waitangi with PM Chris Hipkins urging Kiwis to not be afraid to discuss Maori-Crown relations while National Party leader Christopher Luxon labels Treaty 'a little experiment'. Video / NZ Herald