Celebration, spectacle and debacle at Waitangi

From Morning Report, 7:10 am on 7 February 2025

This year's festivities at Waitangi are over - capping off a week filled with crowds, celebration, spectacle and debate. Yesterday there were two separate dawn ceremonies and a colourful waka launch as thousands turned out to mark the signing of New Zealand's founding document. Maori news journalist Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira filed this report.

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