Both Labour and National have issued a call for unity as they grapple with race relations this election year - but the two parties have very different policy prescriptions.
Their leaders have made their respective debuts at Waitangi - and, again, have taken very different approaches.
From left MP for Te Tai Tokerau Kelvin Davis, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, opposition leader Christopher Luxon and Green Party co-leader James Shaw being welcomed onto onto Te Whare Runanga on the Treaty grounds at Waitangi in 2023. Photo: RNZ / Ella Stewart
Our deputy political editor Craig McCulloch has been covering the politicians' visit.