Ivy Sim, 11, Manaia Copa, 12, and Sofia Quintero Hood, 11, of Arrowtown, attend Waitangi Day celebrations in Queenstown. PHOTO: STILL VISION PHOTOGRAPHY : Photos: Waitangi Day celebrations

Sophie Mccarlie, of duo One + One, performs in the Octagon. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH : Photos: Waitangi Day celebrations

Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Glyn Lewers speaks at the Waitangi Day celebrations in Queenstown. PHOTO: STILL VISION PHOTOGRAPHY : Photos: Waitangi Day celebrations

Hollywood actor Jason Momoa (centre back) celebrates with a kapa haka group in Queenstown yesterday. PHOTO: STILL VISION PHOTOGRAPHY : Photos: Waitangi Day celebrations

Youngsters perform in Queenstown. PHOTO: STILL VISION PHOTOGRAPHY : Photos: Waitangi Day celebrations

Labour leader Chris Hipkins (left) and other politicians leave after a Waitangi Day service at the Treaty Grounds. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES : Photos: Waitangi Day celebrations

Waka travel under the bridge at Waitangi to the beach after a service to commemorate Waitangi Day at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds yesterday. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES : Photos: Waitangi Day celebrations

A sleeping baby is carried during a haka on the beach at Waitangi. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES : Photos: Waitangi Day celebrations

Maori warriors and wahine perform a haka on the beach at Waitangi. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES : Photos: Waitangi Day celebrations

Nouran Elhawary watches her daughter Laylah Yossef, 4, of Dunedin during the Waitangi Day Whānau Festival in the Octagon. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH : Photos: Waitangi Day celebrations

Maia Lockyer, of Dunedin, enjoys events in the Octagon. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH : Photos: Waitangi Day celebrations