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The Governor-General talked about what Waitangi means to her by reflecting on the words of Lord Cobham in 1962, who described the Treaty Grounds as "hallowed ground".  "It is one of the few places upon this earth where good sense once prevailed over passion and prejudice," he said. "It brought together two fine races who settled down together to achieve full nationhood for a young and undeveloped country, under the Queen's peace and law." Dame Patsy said: "We walk in the footsteps of people who signed a sacred pact in good faith." She also mentioned former Governor-General Lord Bledisloe, ...

Governor-General praised for 'personifying nationhood' during 'stirring' pōwhiri at Waitangi Newshub 4/02/2021 © Newshub Watch the Governor-General's press conference. Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy was showered with praise as she was welcomed to the upper marae at Waitangi with a pōwhiri on Thursday.  In her speech from the paepae, Dame Patsy reflected on how it was her fifth visit to Waitangi, the fourth with a pōwhiri, which she described as "stirring".  Dame Patsy thanked Ngāpuhi leader and activist Titewhai Harawira for being so welcoming to her and for keeping her word tha...

National's tikanga win for women at Waitangi Newsroom 4/02/2021 © Provided by Newsroom Editor’s note: The opinions in this article are the author’s, as published by our content partner, and do not represent the views of MSN or Microsoft. It was arguably National who came away from political talks at Waitangi with the biggest win, but it will be another 12 months before it’s known if Ngāpuhi held up their end of the deal, writes political editor Jo Moir National’s deputy leader Shane Reti laid down a challenge straight off the bat when speaking to iwi at Te Whare Runanga on the Wa...