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Maori
marae meeting house on Te Ti Bay on the south side of the Waitangi Treaty
Grounds.
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Maori
waka sailors make a lane for Prime Minister John Key to exit the Te Tii
Marae after speaking to Northern Maori representatives in the meeting house,
on Saturday February 5. The masts of the old ship “Tui,” now a restaurant/
museum docked on the mouth of the Waitangi River, can be seen in the background.
Key can be seen below the middle mast, in the pink/purple tie.
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Two
children play on the beach, early in the morning before the wakas are launched.
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Two
of the smaller waka on the Te Ti beach await their crews.
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The
great waka Ngatokimatawhaorua is ready for Waitangi Day festivities.
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The
Ngatokimatawhaorua
crew arrives.
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Two
more wakas with the Ngatokimatawhaorua crew in background.
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The
crowd collects…
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Another
waka launched.
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Another
waka launched.
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A
double hulled sailing waka was also brought out for the festivities.
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Two
modern motor boats helped hold the huge Ngatokimatawhaorua in place
as the crew boarded and readied for take-off.
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A
boy stood at the bow of the waka and signaled the regular rowing rhythm.
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A boy stood
at the bow of the waka and signaled the regular rowing rhythm.
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This is the
smaller of the two Treaty Grounds wakas, and featured traditional
dress.
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This
is the smaller of the two Treaty Grounds wakas, and featured traditional
dress.
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An
all women rowing team.
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As
the waka teams rowed by the beach they recited chants and performed choreographed
paddle movements.
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As
the waka teams rowed by the beach they recited chants and performed choreographed
paddle movements.
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As
the waka teams rowed by the beach they recited chants and performed choreographed
paddle movements.
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A
close up of the double waka’s sails.
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Prime
Minister Key and Navy Officials (left) at the ceremony preceding
the 21-Gun Salute.
Wai 27-34
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Kapa
Haka group performing at Waitangi FlagstaffA
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The
tall ship “Spirit of New Zealand” sails by the Treaty Ground festivities.
This ship is used throughout New Zealand for teaching school children and
disabled students, as well as for some tourist voyages.
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The
Spirit of New Zealand as seen from the shelter where Ngatokimatawhaorua
is normally stored.
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The Spirit
of New Zealand as seen from the shelter where Ngatokimatawhaorua is normally
stored.
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Kapa
Haka group performing at the Waitangi Flagstaff preceding the 21-Gun salute.
The group planned to take part in the national Kapa Haka competition later
in the month in Gisborne.V
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Haka group performing at the Waitangi Flagstaff...
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The
Royal New Zealand Navy Kapa Haka group.
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The
RNZ Navy Band, right, accompanies the Kapa Haka singers.
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RNZ
Navy drill team in summer uniforms (white).
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RNZ
Navy Band performs under Waitangi Flagstaff.
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RNZ
Navy Band performs under Waitangi Flagstaff.
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RNZ
Navy Band performs under Waitangi Flagstaff.
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RNZ
Navy Band performs under Waitangi Flagstaff.
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While
the RNZ Navy was well represented, we only noticed one representative
of the RNZ Air Force – the photographer : )
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While
the RNZ Navy was well represented, we only noticed one representative
of the RNZ Air Force – the photographer : )
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The
21-Gun Salute was fired from the HMNZS Te Kaha, which had
been anchored in the Bay outside the Treaty Grounds all weekend.
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