Māori from around the country have gathered for a hui-ā-motu, or national hui, “to unify the nation”.

Called by Kiingi Tuuheitia — in a royal proclamation issued at the end of last year — the hui was in response to growing concerns over the Government’s policies relating to Māori, such as rolling back the use of te reo in the public sector and introducing a Bill to redefine the principles of the Treaty.

Kiingi Tuuheitia spoke from Tuurangawaewae Marae in Ngāruawāhia.

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