The Government is remaining tight-lipped about a meeting between the Prime Minister and Kiingi Tuheitia, just days before a national hui centred around the coalition government's policies.
Thousands are expected to converge at Tuurangawaewae Marae in Ngaruawahia this Saturday to participate in the hui, which will be convened by Kiingi Tuheitia.
The invite was extended to Iwi across the country last December, in response to policies impacting te reo Maori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Māori King Kiingi Tuheitia makes his annual speech at Turangawaewae. Photo: RNZ / Shannon Haunui-Thompson
Our Maori News Editor, Taiha Molyneux, spoke to Ben Strang.
