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Name: Waitangi Day's long history of political protest
Uploaded: 2024-02-06T10:34:34.828Z
Duration: 2 min 40 s
Description: There were peaceful protests in Waitangi for New Zealand’s national day, as thousands gathered in the small town where Maori leaders and British Crown representatives signed a historic 1840 treaty. But many say the pact is at risk with the new right-leaning coalition government.

Waitangi Day's long history of political protest

Published 6 February 2024, 9:27 am

There were peaceful protests in Waitangi for New Zealand’s national day, as thousands gathered in the small town where Maori leaders and British Crown representatives signed a historic 1840 treaty. But many say the pact is at risk with the new right-leaning coalition government.

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