Officials at the Queenstown Waitangi Day celebrations. Hollywood actor Jason Momoa (second from right) was among those in attendance, while Queenstown Mayor Glyn Lewers is second from left. Photo: Still Vision Photography
Jason Momoa (back middle) poses with a local Queenstown kapa haka group. Photo: Still Vision Photography
Ivy Sim (11) Manaia Copa (12) and Sofia Quintero Hood (11) of Arrowtown at the Queenstown Waitangi Day festivities. Photo: Still Vision Photography
Jason Momoa among officials in attendance at the Queenstown Waitangi Day celebrations. Photo: Still Vision Photography
Queenstown Mayor Glyn Lewers addresses the crowd at today's Waitangi Day festivities. Photo: Still Vision Photography
People gather in the Octagon at the Dunedin Waitangi Day celebrations. Photo: Peter McIntosh
Hundreds of people have turned out to celebrate Waitangi Day around the South.
In Dunedin by attending the annual Waitangi Day Whānau Festival attracted hundreds of people in the Octagon.
The event started at 11am with a Karakia and speeches, and the crowd is now enjoying kai and musical entertainment.
Members of the public have also been given an opportunity to read their submissions to the controversial Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill.
