Story by RNZ
Hundreds of people have gathered at Christchurch's Bridge of Remembrance as part of a national protest against the new government's policies on co-governance and the Treaty.
Many are carrying tino rangatiratanga flags and signs with slogans like "Ka whawhai tonu mātou - we will fight on".
The crowd is being lead by the organisers in a series of waiata while they wait for the opening karakia to begin.
Andrina Taukiri said she was at the demonstration for her culture and for her mokopuna.
Earlier on Tuesday morning, protest marches and convoys were held around the country in response to Te Pāti Maori's call for action.
A group of 600 demonstrators walked to the forecourt of Parliament grounds in Wellington, and more than 1000 others gathered at 20 sites around the country.
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi led more than 600 people in a haka outside Parliament after they marched there from a motorway overbridge.
RNZ
