INTERVIEW: SBS reporter Liz Maddock is at the annual treaty meeting at Waitangi in New Zealand's North Island

NZ PM Chris Luxon speaking in front of reporters in Waitangi, NZ (SBS)

New Zealand's coalition government, led by Chris Luxon, has travelled to Waitangi on New Zealand's North Island for the annual treaty meeting, or powhiri, with Maori leaders.

New Zealand's coalition government, led by Chris Luxon, has travelled to Waitangi on New Zealand's North Island for the annual treaty meeting, or powhiri, with Maori leaders. There was a tense atmosphere in the crowd after a summer of protest against government plans which many see as threatening Maori rights. SBS reporter Liz Maddock is in Waitangi and described the atmosphere on the ground.


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