From pillar to post … Waitangi Day marked

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From the Far North to the deep south, Waitangi Day this year was a harmonious affair. At Saturday’s dawn service at the Treaty Grounds meeting house at Waitangi, about 500 people, including Prime Minister John Key and Labour leader Phil Goff, marked the 170th anniversary of Waitangi Day. Key thanked those who signed the treaty for their “wisdom in that decision and in the bravery in taking that bold step”. He also recognised those who 35 years ago signed legislation that led to the Treaty of Waitangi claims process. Goff lauded those who helped found a nation “where largely we live together in harmony and mutual respect and tolerance”. Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias honoured the man who helped produce the 1975 treaty legislation, then Maori Affairs Minister Matiu Rata, and former Maori leader Sir James Henare.

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