Waitangi 2026: Te Pāti Māori apologises, calls for new hui with Ngāpuhi as fractures continue to show

Waitangi 2026: Te Pāti Māori apologises, calls for new hui with Ngāpuhi as fractures continue to show

Feuds and tension were on display at Waitangi today as politicians faced both the crowds and each other. Under gentle but persistent rain, politicians faced...

Waitangi 2026: the year of in-fighting on the Left

Labour and Te Pāti Māori competed in the drama stakes airing their dirty laundry Waitangi Day is an annual time of remembrance, renewal, grievance, self-flagellation, and competing narratives. The summer ritual at the Treaty Grounds is part civic commemoration, part political theatre, and part family reunion. It is also, the ultimate testing ground for the […]