Northland

Ngā Uri Whakatupu o Hokianga Trust

The Māngungu Commemorations will bring together iwi, hapū, schools, and visitors for a day of remembrance and learning. Activities include Haka pōhiri, historical reenactments, wānanga, and cultural performances that honour the 1840 signatories. This event deepens understanding of Te Tiriti, strengthens community bonds, and ensures that the legacy of Māngūngū continues to educate and inspire future generations.

$20,000

Takoto Te Pai Limited

A day to acknowledge the signing and meaning of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the special relationship our iwi of Ngāti Whātua have with the Crown, Kirihipi Tiriti o Ngāti Whātua. Our theme focusses on unity in our community and will be a family friendly day filled with festivities including music, food, stalls, arts, childrens activities and education that aim to bring the many cultures of our community together.

$8,000

Auckland

Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust

W@W is a whānau-centred, community-based free event celebrating the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust as an urban Māori-Crown Treaty partner through Waitangi Tribunal Claim 414 (WAI414).

$25,000

Hope Worldwide-Pakistan

Te Kotahitanga 2026 – Celebrating Waitangi Together is a multicultural community event in Auckland uniting Māori, refugees, migrants, and locals to commemorate Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Through cultural performances, storytelling, and educational workshops, it promotes understanding, unity, and partnership—honouring the Treaty’s values of participation, protection, and belonging for all people in Aotearoa.

$8,000

Waikato

Raglan Naturally Community Trust (Hapori Whānau Trust Whaingaroa)

Embracing the aspirations of prominent Ngāti Māhanga rangatira and Te Tiriti signatory, Te Awaitaia, this free event focuses on community connection, hope and celebration. The day is filled with cultural workshops and demonstrations; iwi stories; stalls celebrating diverse Tangata Tiriti communities in Whaingaroa; panel discussions; delicious kai; and creating a Te Tiriti-inspired Whaingaroa Kotahitanga flag.

$13,000

Waahi Whaanui Trust

The Raahui Pookeka Waitangi Day Festival 2026 commemorates Te Tiriti o Waitangi, celebrating unity, partnership, and commemoration. Hosted by Waahi Whaanui Trust, Creative Huntly, and Huntly College, the free, whānau-friendly event includes formal ceremonies, cultural performances, kai, market stalls, and activities that honour Te Tiriti and strengthen community connections across Raahui Pookeka.

$20,000

Bay of Plenty

Te Mana o Ngati Rangitihi Iwi Trust

Ngāti Rangitihi commemorate this day as a significant moment in our history — the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This event celebrates our founding document through unity, cultural expression, and remembrance. It honours our past, acknowledges our journey, and the future of Ngāti Rangitihi with pride and purpose. Through cultural expression — such as kapa haka, tītī tōrea, poi, rongoā Māori, and storytelling — we honour the 3 principles of partnership, protection and participation of Te Tiriti and the journey of our tīpuna who sought justice, recognition, and partnership. The event creates space for reflection on our settlement journey, celebrating how far we have come while strengthening our collective vision for the future. It connects the principles of Te Tiriti with our ongoing commitment to uphold mana motuhake, protect our taonga, and ensure the wellbeing of future generations of Ngāti Rangitihi.

$8,000

Rautahi Community Marae Trust

Kawerau is enriched by the diversity of iwi, hapū, and cultures who call it home. Rautahi Marae stands as a place of unity for all peoples. Our Waitangi Day commemoration provides a vital opportunity to celebrate culture, identity, partnership, and our shared history together as a community.

Activities at the event, held at Rautahi Marae, include:

1. Speakers forum with kaumātua, rangatahi, historians and leaders
2. Collaborative tukutuku and community mural
3. Involvement of local organisations and vendors
4. Kapa haka performances
5. Workshops in poipui, rongoā, moko face painting and weaving
6. Treaty-themed art display
7. Walk with karakia and raising of Tino Rangatiritanga flag
8. Silent reflections space
9. Food and market stalls.

$5,000

Te Puna Ora o Mataatua Charitable Trust

Celebrating the journey from He Whakaputanga to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and into the future, this immersive multimedia showcase of art, dance, song, and animation projected over the Ōhinemataroa river and surrounding hills is a free, family/whānau friendly picnic, creating an interactive opportunity to share learning, partnership and reflection.

$10,000

Te Runanga o Ngati Manawa Trust

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Manawa is proud to host the 2026 Te Tiriti o Waitangi Celebrations at Tipapa Marae, bringing together whānau from the iwi and surrounding communities for a free, inclusive, and educational day. The event will be a whānau fun day featuring food stalls, taonga displays, cultural permances and interactive workshops, information stalls, quizzes, and kōrero.

$8,000

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kearoa Ngāti Tuarā

He hui-ā-rohe ā-whānau, a free community celebration and hui style event combining formal and interactive activities including whaikōrero, kapa haka, storytelling, kai, and hands-on workshops for tamariki, rangatahi and pakeke.

$4,500

He Iwi Kotahi Tauranga Moana Charitable Trust

The Waitangi Day Festival is a free, family-friendly event celebrating Te Tiriti o Waitangi through cultural performances, workshops, live entertainment, kai, market stalls, and Tamariki activities. It fosters community connection, cultural understanding, and pride in the region’s Māori heritage, bringing people of all ages together in celebration and learning.

$10,000

Taranaki

New Plymouth District Council in partnership with local hapū, Ngāti Te Whiti

The Waitangi Day Celebrations is a free community event delivering a programme that invites community to discover the history and significance of Te Tiriti O Waitangi alongside prompts of self-expression about what sovereignty means to them personally, encouraging conversations in a safe space. It is also a space to come together, enjoy and where appropriate, celebrate the culturally festive atmosphere.

At the event, hapū will open with a mihi whakatau, kapa haka and waiata. The on-stage programme features Māori musicians, including artists who whakapapa to Taranaki, alongside guest speakers such as the Chair of Ngāti Te Whiti and the Mayor of Ngāmotu/New Plymouth. A local hapū representative (TBC) will MC the event. An outdoor exhibition repurposing story boards first created for Te Matatini in Taranaki earlier this year will also be available for sharing the story of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Final Deed of Settlement specific to the Taranaki rohe.

$3,000

Hawke's Bay

Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated

A FREE event serves as a significant occasion that recognizes the historical relationship between the Crown and Ngāti Kahungunu. It commemorates the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi on June 20, 1846, along the Ngaruroro River in Heretaunga. This event fosters community engagement and provides a platform for cultural exchange and education. Participants have the opportunity to participate in whakawhanaungatanga activities that strengthen social bonds and support the event's kaupapa, and the celebrations feature diverse cultural performances that honor shared heritage, including Kapa Haka, English and Gaelic music, Pasifika dance, and Asian songs. A formal ceremony is conducted to mark New Zealand's National Day, emphasizing national unity and cultural diversity. As a free event, it attracts the largest regional gathering to observe Waitangi Day, promoting understanding, respect, and celebration of New Zealand's multicultural identity.

$15,000

Wairoa District Council

He Wairoa Kotahitanga, Waitangi Day 2026 is one of the most significant events for our community. It is a time to celebrate the biculturalism of our country and the coming together of all sectors of our community to honour our shared identity, our Wairoatanga.

This event is a true showcase of who we are as a people, a platform to commemorate our tīpuna (ancestors), and to acknowledge those from Wairoa who have played their part in protecting our customs, traditions, and stories through storytelling and kai.

$5,000

Ātea a Rangi Educational Trust

These events commemorate He Whakaputanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi by sharing kōrero, pūrākau, and whakapapa of the rangatira who signed in Te Matau-a-Māui/Hawke’s Bay. Through workshops, exhibitions, education, history sessions, and community wānanga, we shine a light on both He Whakaputanga 1835 and Te Tiriti 1840, exploring their impacts on hapū and iwi. Activities include the raising of flags for the three signatory rangatira, storytelling, historical talks, and mātauranga Māori resources, creating inclusive opportunities for whānau to learn, reflect, and honour these pivotal moments. The kaupapa will be guided, led, and coordinated by hapū and descendants, ensuring authenticity and mana remain at the heart of this commemoration.

$8,000

Manawatū–Whanganui

Palmerston North City Council

Waitangi Day 2026 at Te Marae o Hine – The Square is a free, family-friendly celebration commemorating the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The event features kapa haka, storytelling, workshops, cultural performances, and interactive activities, fostering community connection, inclusion, and a deeper understanding of Te Tiriti’s principles.

$10,000

Taumata o te Rā Marae Trust Reservation

Our marae is coming together to host a three-day celebration over Waitangi weekend, honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi in a way that reflects who we are. We’ll have kōrero from inspiring speakers including our Māori Ward and Kaumātua, interactive wānanga, and an exhibition that brings our stories to life. We have asked some of our iwi bands to join us to create a vibrant, uplifting vibe throughout the weekend. We’ll close with a celebratory hākari, making space for reflection, learning, and connection with whānau, our local marae and our local community.

$9,000

Raetihi Marae Trust

Te Ra o Waitangi 2026 "Ko te Whakaarotahi ki te Whakapono" – Uniting in Faith and Shared Purpose – Under the embrace of our wharepuni, we gather as tangata whenua and tangata tiriti — uniting in faith, trust, and shared belief in our collective future. Guided by the spirit of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, we honour our connections to each other, our whenua, and our shared responsibilities as one community.

Raetihi Marae will host Te Ra o Waitangi 2026 "Kote Whakaarotahi Kite Whakapono". The day will begin with karakia acknowledging the wairua of Te Tiriti, followed by a post-settlement governance entity expo reconnecting whānau to Ngāti Haua, Ngāti Rangi, and Te Korowai o Wainuiarua.

Te Kāhui Kaumātua will lead rongoā Māori and wellbeing sessions, while a community pākihi market and multicultural performances — including contributions from the region’s long-standing Chinese families — will celebrate shared stories of belonging to the whenua.

$13,000

Te Runanga o Nga Wairiki-Ngati Apa

An annual ceremony held on 21 May at Tawhirihoe Monument, commemorating the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi within our Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa rohe. This will be followed by a community event at Tangimoana School Grounds to share our treaty story, marae stories, kapa haka & cultural performances, Toi Maori stalls and a free community hāngi.

$8,000

Wellington–Wairarapa

Orongomai Marae

This is a family friendly event, including  a powhiri, hakari (feast), entertainment, market stalls and activities for tamariki, held at Orongomai Marae to honour te Tiriti o Waitangi.

There will be educational offerings on the historical and cultural significance of the Treaty, as well as activities like mirimiri, a tour of the Marae and many more offerings.

Accessibility and inclusion for the disability have always been our core values. It ensures that people with disabilities can participate fully in this event.

$5,000

Hurunui-o-Rangi Marae

Programme includes arts exibition and its opening ceremony, kapa haka, local musicians, food stalls and whanau storytelling interactive activities at Hurunuiorangi Marae.

$10,000

Wharewaka o Pōneke Charitable Trust

Recognising the signing of Te Tiriti in Te Whanganui a Tara on 29 April 1840, Te Wharewaka o Pōneke will explore and present alongside Wellingtonians and visitors to Wellington (domestic/international) the history at this time. Through interactive experiences and opportunities to explore perspectives from mana whenua, historians and those who work to revitalise traditional practices, our aim is to educate, reflect and remain future focussed.

$4,000

Nelson–Marlborough

Whakatū Marae

Te Rā o Waitangi ki Whakatū is a vibrant annual event commemorating the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Held across Whakatū Marae and Founders Heritage Park, it brings people together through workshops, performances, kai, kōrero, and interactive cultural activities. The event celebrates unity, understanding, and partnership through a Te Ao Māori lens, with strong iwi and community leadership. It’s a unique opportunity for all to experience the spirit of kotahitanga in action, deepening awareness of our shared history and future.         

$9,000

Canterbury

Te Aitarakihi Society Incorporated

Te Aitarakihi Marae-ā-Iwi will host a free, community Waitangi Day event featuring Treaty education activities, quizzes, and static displays. The national Waitangi Day broadcast will screen outdoor, bringing whānau together in celebration and learning. Complemented with games, poi making, raranga, hāngī lunch, sausage sizzle, kapa haka and multicultural performances.

$5,000

Okains Bay Māori & Colonial Museum

On 6 February 2026 the renowned Waitangi Day commemorations at Kawatea Okains Bay will be co-hosted by Te Rūnanga o Koukourarata and Okains Bay Māori & Colonial Museum. With free admission this annual event attracts over 2,000 visitors and involves around 150 community volunteers. Attendees will include the Governor General's representative, local dignitaries and residents from Waitaha Canterbury and beyond.

$9,000

Otago

Mana Tāhuna Charitable Trust

Mana Tāhuna Charitable Trust in partnership with Queenstown Lakes District Council, will host community Te Tiriti O Waitangi celebrations in Te Kararo – Queenstown Gardens. Waitangi Day 2026 will see the gardens transformed into a festival of waiata kapa haka, musical performances and Te Tiriti education for the whole community.

$9,000

Dunedin City Council

Waitangi Day 2026 brings together two connected celebrations: a morning and afternoon of immersive cultural journeys in Karitāne, and a midday city-based Whānau Festival in the Octagon, Ōtepoti Dunedin. Together, they provide a comprehensive way for the community to engage with the Treaty, its history, and its ongoing relevance.

$9,000

Chatham Islands

Ngati Mutunga o Wharekauri Iwi Trust

Our event will be a time to come together to commemorate and celebrate Waitangi Day. A time for reflection on the partnership, unity and shared future of all who call Aotearoa home.

It will be a fun day for all, with activities such as weaving, outdoor games, music, waiata, and kai.

$2,000