Labour MPs at Te Tii marae.
Photo: RNZ / Mani Dunlop
It was the first time since 2017 Labour MPs were welcomed on to the marae - where formalities for parliamentarians was moved up to the Treaty Grounds in 2018.
And today, the Crown used the opportunity to announce a new fund to help restore its relationship with Ngāpuhi - a promise Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Andrew Little made on the paepae last year.
A Labour-strong ope made their way on to Te Tii marae - with the whānau of Rudy Taylor, who had asked them to return before he died.
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