READ MORE:* Don Brash acknowledges his audience at Waitangi was not 'quietly supportive'* Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern defends record at very sedate Waitangi* Jacinda Ardern had a great Waitangi last year - will she repeat the trick? ALDEN WILLIAMS/STUFF The marae was under starlight as Waitangi Day commemorations began. Phil Walter/Getty Images Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives for the Dawn Service at the Whare Runanga on Waitangi Day. Waitangi Day commemorates the day the Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840. "I've been coming to Waitangi Day here for 20 solid years," said Heti.

Source: Stuff February 05, 2019 16:25 UTC