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Story: Ngā rōpū tautohetohe – Māori protest movements

Waitangi Day protest

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Protest march with Māori flags and Honour the Treaty banner

Waitangi Day is also an occasion for some to protest against breaches of the treaty. Sometimes disorder overtakes the celebrations, especially at Waitangi itself. This protest took place on Waitangi Day 2002.

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Basil Keane, Ngā rōpū tautohetohe – Māori protest movements – Waitangi Day protests, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2578/protests (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 3 March 2009, updated 11 January 2023.