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Waitangi 2026: Politicians speak at Treaty Grounds, heckles for some
Welcome to 1News’ live updates – we’re covering events in and around Waitangi in the lead up to our national day of commemoration on Friday 6 February.
The Prime Minister acknowledged the atmosphere surrounding Waitangi Day and conversations about the Treaty had sometimes been "very heated".
A spokesperson said Luxon was looking forward to engaging with iwi about the recent weather response and work the Government is doing to grow the economy.
John Campbell: Waitangi in the age of the Treaty Principles Bill
ANALYSIS: The crowd was smaller, the Prime Minister was absent and, one year after the jubilation of 2024, the mood was different.
Months of preparation and a shipping container: The kai at Waitangi
It's all hands on deck as the team at the Treaty Grounds prepare to feed the masses on Waitangi Day.
From a granola bar to eye fillet steak, the menu at the Treaty Grounds is extensive in the lead-up to Waitangi Day.
Head of visitor experience Shania Howard says it’s taken months of preparation to get kai ready for the commemorations, and very early mornings.
“We’re talking a shipping container full of food and quite a few chillers being brought in,” she says.
“It’s taken months of preparation to get to this point.”
Māori writer and historian Ross Calman unpacks the complexities of Aotearoa / New Zealand's founding document in an accessible way for younger readers, judges say.
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