Photos: Waitangi Day celebrations

Ivy Sim, 11, Manaia Copa, 12, and Sofia Quintero Hood, 11, of Arrowtown, attend Waitangi Day...
Ivy Sim, 11, Manaia Copa, 12, and Sofia Quintero Hood, 11, of Arrowtown, attend Waitangi Day celebrations in Queenstown. PHOTO: STILL VISION PHOTOGRAPHY
Sophie Mccarlie, of duo One + One, performs in the Octagon. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH
Sophie Mccarlie, of duo One + One, performs in the Octagon. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH
Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Glyn Lewers speaks at the Waitangi Day celebrations in Queenstown...
Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Glyn Lewers speaks at the Waitangi Day celebrations in Queenstown. PHOTO: STILL VISION PHOTOGRAPHY
Hollywood actor Jason Momoa (centre back) celebrates with a kapa haka group in Queenstown...
Hollywood actor Jason Momoa (centre back) celebrates with a kapa haka group in Queenstown yesterday. PHOTO: STILL VISION PHOTOGRAPHY
Youngsters perform in Queenstown. PHOTO: STILL VISION PHOTOGRAPHY
Youngsters perform in Queenstown. PHOTO: STILL VISION PHOTOGRAPHY
Labour leader Chris Hipkins (left) and other politicians leave after a Waitangi Day service at...
Labour leader Chris Hipkins (left) and other politicians leave after a Waitangi Day service at the Treaty Grounds. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
Waka travel under the bridge at Waitangi to the beach after a service to commemorate Waitangi Day...
Waka travel under the bridge at Waitangi to the beach after a service to commemorate Waitangi Day at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds yesterday. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
A sleeping baby is carried during a haka on the beach at Waitangi. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
A sleeping baby is carried during a haka on the beach at Waitangi. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
Maori warriors and wahine perform a haka on the beach at Waitangi. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
Maori warriors and wahine perform a haka on the beach at Waitangi. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
Nouran Elhawary watches her daughter Laylah Yossef, 4, of Dunedin during the Waitangi Day Whānau...
Nouran Elhawary watches her daughter Laylah Yossef, 4, of Dunedin during the Waitangi Day Whānau Festival in the Octagon. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH
Maia Lockyer, of Dunedin, enjoys events in the Octagon. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH
Maia Lockyer, of Dunedin, enjoys events in the Octagon. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Waitangi Day was marked by celebrations around the country including in Queenstown, Dunedin and Waitangi itself.

 

 

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