THEOn February 6, New Zealand celebrates Waitangi Daythe day in which in 1840 the representatives of the British crown and leaders Maori signed the treaty that gave rise to the nation during the colonization period.
The celebrations between the natives were accompanied by silent protests of some Maori leaders Against government officials, in a context of growing racial tension in the country. The prime minister, Christopher Luxon, took part in the commemorations in Onuku Marae, on the island of the South, where, a few months after the original signature, the Maori of the South had also signed the Treaty.
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