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Waitangi Day 2025: All the speeches and events from the Treaty Grounds on 5 February

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Representatives from the Kiingitanga, including the new monarch Te Arikinui Nga wai hono I te po, were formally welcomed at Waitangi on Tuesday afternoon.

Representatives from the Kiingitanga, including the new monarch Te Arikinui Nga wai hono I te po, were formally welcomed at Waitangi on Tuesday afternoon. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

Politicians are being welcomed at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds on Wednesday.

The Parliamentary pōwhiri is a chance each year for politicians to have their say, and for the hau kāinga - home people - and te ao Māori, to respond.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will not be there but coalition partners Winston Peters and David Seymour will be.

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