Thousands have gathered at the Treaty Grounds to commemorate Waitangi Day.
Here are some of the best moments caught on camera.
Follow RNZ's live coverage throughout the day here.
Cars are bumper to bumper on the roads at Waitangi. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
Ladi6 on the main stage with her brother-in-law and supporter Peter Pomale. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf
Ladi6 performs on the Treaty Grounds main stage. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf
Record crowds at Waitangi causing traffic jams. Photo: RNZ / Pokere Paewai
The great waka Ngatokimatawhaorua is returned to its whare, until next year. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf
A waka is carried out of the water. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf
Marchers on the hīkoi carry photo of those who have passed on. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf
Marchers on the hīkoi from Te Rerenga Wairua (Cape Reinga) arrive at the Treaty Grounds. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf
The hīkoi arrives at Te Whare Rūnanga (the carved meeting house) at the Treaty Grounds. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf
Marchers on the hīkoi from Te Rerenga Wairua (Cape Reinga) arrive at the Treaty Grounds. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf
The organiser of the hīkoi Rueben Taipari tells the crowds to "sustain this resistance". Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
The hīkoi on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
The hīkoi on the Treaty Grounds. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
The annual hīkoi from Cape Reinga arrives on the Treaty Grounds. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
The hīkoi crossing Waitangi Bridge. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
A woman who is part of the hīkoi to Waitangi holds up a sign saying "We are not protesters, we are protecters". Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
The waka parade at Waitangi. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
The waka parade at Waitangi. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
Crowds on Waitangi Bridge watching the waka parade. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
Children in the waka parade. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
Hundreds of people standing on the beach, some wading into the water to greet the kaihoe in the waka parade. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
Kaihoe (paddlers) perform a mass haka on the beach. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf
Joey Rapana (left) and his daughter Kailyn, 16 were part of the hikoi to Waitangi. He normally paddles in the waka parade but feels this year the hikoi is more important because he wants to show his concern about what he sees as government moves to diminish te reo. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf
Crowds are gathering on Waitangi Bridge for the waka parade. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf
Newly-weds Teeiariiti and Rawiri Winder at Waitangi. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf
Te Aati Mokoraka, kaihautu (captain) of the waka Mahanga, and his crew. The waka is used by Taiamai Tours and the Kaikohe-based Whakaoranga Recovery Hub. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf
Some of the hīkoi that has arrived at Waitangi on 6 February, 2024. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
Some of the hīkoi that has arrived at Waitangi on 6 February, 2024. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
RNZ's Mihirangi Forbes and Julian Wilcox presenting the Waitangi Day programme on 6 February, 2024. Photo: RNZ / Ella Stewart
People queue for coffee at the Treaty Grounds in Waitangi. Photo: RNZ
Hone Sadler at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. Photo: RNZ
The sun rises over the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. Photo: RNZ
The Treaty was an "act of love by Victoria for Māori" and committed the Crown to always seek the highest good for Māori, says Dr Alistair Reese. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
Waitangi Day traffic. Photo: RNZ
Treaty Grounds at sunrise on Waitangi Day 2024. Photo: RNZ
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks at the Treaty Grounds, Waitangi Day 2024. Photo: RNZ
Dawn at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. Photo: RNZ
A boy on a horse south of Kawakawa. Photo: RNZ
Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro at Waitangi Treaty Grounds. Photo: RNZ
The Dawn Service at sunrise. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
