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Kiingi Tuuheitia and a contingent of Waikato Tainui have reached Rātana celebrations where mōrehu have gathered to celebrate the birthday of Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana, the founder of the Rātana movement.
Politicians are arriving at Rātana Pā in Whanganui for the annual celebrations commemorating the church's founder - in what is usually seen as the beginning of the political year.