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From the dawn ceremony to the numerous local performances and powerful words, Waitangi Day 2025 was one to remember, but a highlight would have to be the record turn-out of waka.

Waka hit the water at the Treaty Grounds, while the PM was welcomed onto Ōnuku Marae in Akaroa and the Waitangi Hikoi made themselves known.