Waitangi’s Other Story: Love, Care and Whānau Important Outside the Politics

Waitangi’s other story: Love, care and whānau important outside the politics

Manaakitanga, unity and care for each other are key messages from Waitangi Day, outside of the politics. While the politicians were getting heckled at the...

Fiery crowd greets politicians in Waitangi

The coalition leaders advancing across the Waitangi Treaty Grounds during the welcome pōwhiri. Photo: RNZ / Giles Dexter Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and other parliamentarians have been welcomed to the lower Treaty Grounds at Waitangi.

PM and other politicians to be welcomed onto Waitangi Treaty Grounds

A pōwhiri is being held this morning as the PM and other parliamentarians arrive at the lower Treaty Grounds.

Waitangi remembers. Politics moves on

Every Waitangi, politicians promise transformation. Looking back 12 months on, the gap between what was said and what was done is harder to ignore. Waitangi has a long memory. Every year, the Treaty grounds become a kind of national mirror. Politicians arrive keen to see themselves reflected as principled, pragmatic, courageous – or at the very least, misunderstood. Māori arrive carrying history, expectation, frustration and hope, all compressed…