Waitangi Day

In all the years I've lived here in Nelson I have never been on to the Whakatu Marae so, today being Waitangi Day - the day celebrating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi which is New Zealand's founding document - it seemed appropriate that I did so......and it was great!!

There were a couple of powhiris (welcomes) during the day so I was able to join one and absorb a bit of ceremony and protocol, a bit of cultural learning and a lot of sunshine!