7 Feb 2023

Around the motu: Sam Olley at Waitangi

From Nine To Noon, 10:45 am on 7 February 2023

RNZ reporter Sam Olley has spent six days in Waitangi covering this year's commemorations and joins Kathryn to explain how they shaped up compared to last year's Omicron-affected event.

She'll look at the exchanges between politicians and the chairs, key messages delivered and the reception new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins received.

The waka flotilla passes along the estuary at Waitangi as it’s welcomed to the beach by Te Tii marae.

Photo: RNZ/Ella Stewart