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Waitangi Day 2024 for Friday 6 February 2009

Pacifica Festival 2009

Sean McKenna visits the Pacifica 09 Festival which celebrates Pacific Island communities in New Zealand.

Waitangi Day overseas - New York

Geoff Andrew speaks about how kiwis in the Big Apple will spend Waitangi Day.

Hinemoana Baker - poetry on Waitangi Day

Poet and singer Hinemoana Baker speaks about her views on Waitangi Day and reads some of her latest poetry.

Al Pitcher - Kiwi comic overseas

Al Pitcher is a stand-up comic who lives in Sweden and speaks about Waitangi Day and his UK tour.

A Bolivian in Hamilton

Simon Acarapi is a Bolivian living in Hamilton who discusses the Latin American community there and plans for Waitangi Day.

Waitangi Panel

A panel of three different visitors at Waitangi 2009 speak about their feelings on the day.

Emeralds and Greenstone - Waitangi Day session

Christchurch Maori and folk fusion group Emeralds and Greenstone pop into the studio for a special Waitangi Day music session.

Waitangi Day - National Day?

Doctor Aroha Harris of Auckland University discusses the meaning of Waitangi Day as a national day.

Live at Waitangi - Brent Edwards

Brent Edwards discusses Waitangi Day from a political perspective.

Professor Bradford W Morse - Canada and indigenous relations

Professor Morse of the University of Ottawa speaks about Canada and the government's relationship with indigenous people.

Live at Waitangi - Eru Rerekura

Eru Rerekura discusses events at Waitangi 2009 from a Maori perspective.

Waitangi Day overseas - London

Anna Groot of KEA and Tama Kirikiri, Chairperson of Ngati Ranana speak about their celebrations in Shoreditch, East London.

Waitangi Day Overseas - Sinai

Lt Col Patrick Butterworth of the NZDF based in Sinai, Egypt speaks about their plans for Waitangi Day.

Professor Elizabeth Gordon - speaking Kiwi

Retired Professor of Linguistics at the University of Canterbury discusses the origins of the New Zealand accent.

Lois Williams

Lois Williams gives her introductory report from the Treaty Grounds.