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Waitangi coverage criticised for "skewing towards angst"

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 7 Feb 2024, 7:54am
Photo / Denise Piper
Photo / Denise Piper

Waitangi coverage criticised for "skewing towards angst"

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 7 Feb 2024, 7:54am

The Māori Development Minister has hit out at media coverage of events at Waitangi. 

The Coalition came under fire from Māori leaders, with both ACT Leader David Seymour and NZ First Leader Winston Peters among those heckled during speeches. 

Tama Potaka says he thinks most people came away feeling warm and excited for the future. 

He told Mike Hosking that he thinks the coverage was not comprehensive and skewed towards describing angst. 

Potaka says after the Government pōwhiri, it felt that while not everyone agreed with everything, everyone had the chance to present themselves. 

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