A free Waitangi Day festival will be held at Auckland’s Okahu Bay, the historical site where Ngati Whatua o Orakei welcomed Governor Hobson in 1841 and gifted him all of the land now known as Auckland’s central business district. Waitangi Day Festival ’08, an alcohol- and drug-free family event, opens with a re-enactment of Hobson’s […]
Waitangi Day Festival 2021: a Celebration of the Treaty and Auckland Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is proud to host Waitangi ki Ōkahu 2021 on Saturday, February 6 at Ōkahu Bay (Ōrākei). The annual event commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi is also an opportunity to celebrate the historical origins of Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), and […]
Waitangi from the Rohe: Dunedin Listen duration6′ :27″ All around Aotearoa today are commemoration events, celebrating, commemorating, reflecting on who we are, and pondering our shared future. In Te Waipounamu, Ngai Tahu holds an annual Waitangi Day Festival in its takiwaa, and this year they are at the majestic Otaakou Marae, on the Otaakou Peninsula, in Dunedin. […]
Julian Wilcox and Shannon Haunui Thompson Photo: RNZ The future Listen duration22′ :48″ Season Mary Downs and Alana Thomas talk about aspirations for 2040. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern holding hands with Titewhai Harawira as they are welcomed on to the Waitangi Treaty grounds. Photo: RNZ / Eden Fusituá Waihoroi Shortland Listen duration13′ :11″ Nau mai e taku manu Piki mai e taku […]
On the 6th of February 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed by rangatira Māori and representatives of the Crown. In 2021, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei in conjunction with Auckland Council will commemorate the occasion with a free, fun and informative day out at Ōkahu Bay, Ōrākei. This free community and family-friendly event will feature fantastic […]
The date for One Love 2021 has been announced. Tauranga’s massive reggae festival One Love is going back to its roots. Organisers for Australasia’s biggest reggae event have announced the dates for next year’s two-day festival, which returns to Tauranga’s Wharepai Domain on Waitangi weekend on February 6 and 7. Promoter Pato Alzvarez, from Pato […]
Waitangi celebrations continued right across the country: In Auckland, events were dominated by music, food and activities while further south a much more traditional Waitangi Day saw thousands gather in Banks Peninsula. From traditional dance and a haka to hāngi and mussel fritters, more than 5000 Aucklanders were treated to a modern celebration in Manukau. […]
Some of the best Māori and Pacific musicians are playing free gigs this Waitangi Day. Here’s our handy guide to who’s performing where. Tāmaki Makaurau What: Waitangi ki Manukau 2021 Where: Hayman Park, Cnr of Davies Ave & Wiri Station Rd, Manukau City, Auckland When: 9am – 5pm Who: Multi-award winning singer Maisey Rika, who has a passionate audience all […]
New Zealanders acknowledge Waitangi Day in different ways. Some do nothing and are just glad to have a day off work. Some celebrate it, believing that the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi began the journey to this incredible nation we are privileged to live in today. Others protest it, knowing that The Treaty […]
It’s 10.30am time for a pint. Saturday morning, it has just finished snowing, and a large contingent of New Zealanders are dressed up in costumes, confusing the hell out of tourists and locals alike. There are doctors (Shortland Street), people in pink jumpers with multicoloured cotton wool on them (Hundreds and Thousands biscuits), giraffes (the […]
