5th February 2024 Waitangi / WTG
Organisers are planning for up to 80,000 people at Waitangi Treaty Grounds tomorrow, double the normal crowd.
New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is urging people to plan ahead if they are travelling to Northland and Waitangi this weekend and on the public holiday next Tuesday.
About $300,000 has been allocated to 35 community events commemorating Waitangi Day around the country.
Ben Dalton says a new focus on a particular type of visitor, as well as events, are priorities for Waitangi Treaty Grounds.
Okains Bay Museum will cohost Waitangi Celebrations in Canterbury in partnership with Te Rūnanga o Koukourarata next year.
The Ministry of Culture and Heritage has opened the $300,000 Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund for communities seeking to organise events that commemorate the signing of Te Tiriti (the Treaty).
Some 31 events from Te Anau to Hokianga and the Chatham Islands will share in $300,000 of government funding to commemorate Waitangi Day 2023.
Waitangi operator Baylys’ Farm’s wedding and event venue has won a $30,000 grant from Top Energy’s Business Development Fund.
The Waitangi National Trust Board will deliver a virtual Waitangi Day experience this year in the wake of continued Covid-19 disruptions.
Waitangi Treaty Grounds occupies a unique space in the nation’s psyche and its profile as a tourism destination is slowly changing.