Te Arawa and Mataatua groups performing on stage in Christchurch at Te Matatini. Photos courtesy of Te Matatini Society Incorporated Ltd.

Hundreds of locals and tourists gathered together in Rotorua to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, while Te Arawa were also represented at festivities in the Bay of Islands.

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