Thursday 6 Feb 2025

Waitangi Day: Family Fun Day.

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Ngāti Kahungunu believes that Waitangi Day commemorations are important, for they increase awareness of the Treaty as the founding document of our modern nation and enhance the mana and well-being of Kahungunu and the wider community.

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We plan to continue to bring Hawke’s Bay’s diverse communities together over kai, cultural performances, music, sports and wānanga workshops.

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For the past 24 years Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Inc has marked the Treaty of Waitangi Day as a place for positive interaction between Ngāti Kahungunu and the wider community by promoting cultural diversity while recognising the role of mana whenua. And we want the event to create an opportunity for the many communities of Hawke’s Bay to come together in celebration of themselves and in commemoration of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi, despite governments terrible action and misunderstanding of what true partnership is..

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With these goals in mind Ngāti Kahungunu is organising celebrations to cater for over 10,000 visitors they expect to join them.

 

“While our event is based in Hastings, our tribal rohe is from Wairoa to Wairarapa and we encourage as many of our iwi members and wider community to attend”, said Event Manager for Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Rangi Huata.

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“We promote our event as a celebration of our National Day and try to offer a wide range of entertainment that caters for everyone.”

 

For those who can’t attend, the event is live streamed on facebook to more than 30k viewers.

 

Join in, get ready to come along or steam in and be a part of our Kahungunu Waitangi Day Event. 

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