Waitangi Day: Thousands gather for Waitangi Day commemorations

Tuesday, 6 February 2024

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As part of our rolling coverage, our Te Rito Journalism cadets spoke to a range of folks at Waitangi about what this day means for them and Aotearoa/ New Zealand.

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Monday, 5 February 2024

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With all the flag waving going on at Waitangi at the moment, our last update for today is an explainer on what each flag means or represents by one of our Te Rito Cadets currently at Waitangi.

Read more here.

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Pacific Mornings update:

PMN journalist Atutahi Potaka-Dewes (iwi; Te Arawa, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Uepōhatu and Samaon villages of Asau, Tapueleele and Tuana'i) spoke with Levi Matautia-Morgan on Pacific Mornings, to share her analysis on initial events at Waitangi.

Potaka-Dewes, who is in Waitangi alongside PMN's Candice Ama to cover the commemorations, says it was particularly beautiful to hear another language being spoken on the marae.

“We’re almost ready to get ready to go yesterday, because we’d heard the Māori speakers and we’re just filming, and the next thing we hear is fa’a Samoa coming from the pae.

“So we run around and we see Aupito William Sio, the former Minister for Pacific people.”

Read the full article on Potaka-Dewes' Pacific Mornings interview here.

Watch the full interview with Atutahi Potaka-Dewes on Pacific mornings:

Sunday, 4 February, 2024

A Pacific delegation led by former Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio, at the invitation of the Māori King, have expressed their support for Māori.

On Sunday afternoon, Māori leaders, opposition party members and various delegations were welcomed to the Treaty Grounds, with government parties due to arrive on Monday morning.

Key Māori leaders have called for a united front in the face of the coalition government's proposals regarding Te Tiriti.

And during his address, Sio highlighted the need for Pacific people to also stand in solidarity with Māori communities.

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