Waitangi Day 2024

There was a huge turnout this year for Waitangi Day celebrations, which included at times a fiery reception for attending Government Ministers. Jimmy talks to Kathryn about the atmosphere, the people… Audio

Activist and former MP Hone Harawira has told the Government it will not succeed if it tries to pass laws to strip the Treaty of its mana, or to belittle te reo Māori. 

Harawira, who spoke at… Audio

Māori leaders are promising to carry the message from Waitangi on through the year, to ensure the protection of Te Tiriti. 

Thousands travelled to the Treaty Grounds for the annual commemorations and… Audio

Tensions were high at the pōwhiri for the Government at Waitangi.

At one point there was even a suggestion that prime minister Christopher Luxon might not be able to speak, because of vocal… Audio

A Māori rights activist says protest action against the government's policies is far from over.

The coalition was received at this year's Waitangi commemorations with anger about its contentious… Audio

More than one thousand people took part in one Waitangi tradition, the hīkoi onto the treaty grounds.

The march began five days ago at Cape Reinga with numbers growing along the way.

Hikoi leader… Audio

Waitangi commemorations have many traditions, one being a hīkoi. 

This year over a thousand people were part of the march onto the treaty grounds.

They echoed a call that has gone out again and… Audio