Waitangi Day

The people are carrying the banner because on 6th of February 1840 Hone Heke, Tāmati Wāka and 40 other chiefs signed the treaty of Waitangi. Also 500 people including 13 woman signed the treaty as well. The treaty was signed in the Bay of Islands. They are protesting because the crown promised to Māori the benefits of royal protection and full citizenship.