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WAITANGI, NZ, 5th Feb 2009: Silent marchers walking on Treaty Grounds at Waitangi.
The biggest controversy at Waitangi last year was the assault on Prime Minister John Key by two members of the crowd, who were later arrested and charged. What is almost always missed at Waitangi, from the media coverage, are the calmer scenes of the day. This year promises to be an interesting news day at Waitangi: it will be the first time in as many years that a number of international dignitaries will return to Waitangi for the day; Hone Harawira and the Maori Flag; and the Tongan followers of Josh Liava’a mislead into seeking refuge with Ngapuhi over their immigration status. Meanwhile, back to 2009, a lo0k back at the stories that made the front page and the lesser known scenes of the day. Photos by Sandra Mu/Getty Images.
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WAITANGI, NEW ZEALAND – FEBRUARY 05: Hone Harawira, a Maori Party MP listens as New Zealand Prime Minister John Key is welcomed onto Te Tii Marae on February 5, 2009 in Waitangi, New Zealand. Waitangi Day is the national day of New Zealand which is a public holiday held each year on February 6 to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document, on that date in 1840. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted: February 5, 2010 | Author: PacificEyeWitness.com | Filed under: Analysis, Breaking News, Business, Community, Current, education, NZPacific, Opinion & Commentary, Politics, South Pacific Region | Tags: annette king, Arrival, Attempted, breakfast, Cherington Hiku, competition, conflict, dawn, demonstrating, filing, group, Haka, hone harawira, horizontal, Human Interest, interview, john key, king, King Tuheitia, Kingi Tairua, labour, leader, leaves, left, line, Listening, Maori MP, MP Annette King, MP Parekura Horomia, Nautical Vessel, new zealand, ngapuhi, Ngapuhi Kaumatua Kingi Tairua, oposition, paddle, parekura horomia, People, phil goff, police, Politics, Prime Minister, Protestor, senior adult, serving, shore, Show, silence, Sitting, slient, talking, TeTii Marae, Titewhai Harawera, Traditional Culture, Treaty Grounds, Tuheitia, Upper Marae, vertical, violence, Waitangi, waka, Walking, watch, welcome | Leave a comment[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=waitangi&iid=3870554″ src=”a/9/1/5/Waitangi_Day_Celebrated_688a.jpg?adImageId=9896541&imageId=3870554″ width=”380″ height=”277″ /]
WAITANGI, NZ, 5th Feb 2009: Silent marchers walking on Treaty Grounds at Waitangi.
The biggest controversy at Waitangi last year was the assault on Prime Minister John Key by two members of the crowd, who were later arrested and charged. What is almost always missed at Waitangi, from the media coverage, are the calmer scenes of the day. This year promises to be an interesting news day at Waitangi: it will be the first time in as many years that a number of international dignitaries will return to Waitangi for the day; Hone Harawira and the Maori Flag; and the Tongan followers of Josh Liava’a mislead into seeking refuge with Ngapuhi over their immigration status. Meanwhile, back to 2009, a lo0k back at the stories that made the front page and the lesser known scenes of the day. Photos by Sandra Mu/Getty Images.
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WAITANGI, NEW ZEALAND – FEBRUARY 05: Hone Harawira, a Maori Party MP listens as New Zealand Prime Minister John Key is welcomed onto Te Tii Marae on February 5, 2009 in Waitangi, New Zealand. Waitangi Day is the national day of New Zealand which is a public holiday held each year on February 6 to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document, on that date in 1840. Read the rest of this entry »