Waitangi Day celebrations

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Photos: Waka paddlers take part in Waitangi Day celebrations (1 News)

A flotilla of nine waka participated in the ceremony in front of large crowds. Hundreds of people lined up on a bridge to watch the parade of waka. The ceremony ...

The ceremony was followed by a 21-gun salute at midday. The waka was built in 1940 for the centennial of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. A flotilla of nine waka participated in the ceremony in front of large crowds.

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Thousands attend 2023 Waitangi Day Festival at Historic Village in ... (New Zealand Herald)

Jack Cooper was 'very proud to be a New Zealander' yesterday as he hoisted New Zealand's flag on Waitangi Day. The TS Chatham Sea Cadet was at Tauranga's ...

Waitangi Day is always a special and important day for our entire community and the atmosphere is just fabulous and so positive. “It’s just fantastic to see so many people coming together on the village green and we couldn’t have asked for a better turnout. It made me feel very proud to be a New Zealander,” he said.

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