Waka from around the North Island have been launched at Waitangi in an annual celebration on the water to mark Waitangi Day.
Thousands of spectators lined the shore to watch the spectacular event as 13 waka crewed by both men and women paddled around Te Tii Bay next to the lower marae.
The waka came ashore where the craft and crews were blessed before sailing around the bay.
Waka crews at Waitangi Photo: RNZ / Andrew McRae
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