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Saturday, 6 February 2021, 6:50 pm
An
estimated 500 people from throughout Murihiku, Ōtākou and
around Aotearoa have today commemorated Waitangi Day at Te
Rau Aroha Marae in Awarua Bluff.
Manuhiri –
including Deputy Chief of Navy Commodore Melissa Ross (on
behalf of the Governor General), Minister of Housing Hon
Megan Woods, Minister of Agriculture Hon Damien O’Connor,
mayors, and other community leaders – were welcomed on to
the marae, which hosts the Ngāi Tahu Treaty Festival every
third year. Te Rau Aroha Marae holds historical significance
as it was one of three places Ngāi Tahu tūpuna signed the
Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. ....

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