Waitangi Day is a national holiday that commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi between the tangata whenua and the Crown.
As part of this collaboration between Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Council and Vector Lights, the iwi manaaki of Matariki Festival are offered the opportunity to tell their stories in lights on Auckland’s iconic Harbour Bridge.
Some suggestions of where to watch Vector Lights for Waitangi Day are:
- Little Shoal Bay, Northcote
- Bayswater Marina
- Mt Victoria, Devonport
- Queens Parade, Devonport
- Bastion Point
- Auckland waterfront
- Harbour View Beach Reserve, Te Atatū Peninsula
- Sentinel Beach, Herne Bay
- Mt Eden