Waitangi Day in the 21st century has been linked more closely with New Zealand identity, and events have expanded beyond Waitangi itself. Protests have continued, and representatives of the Crown have not always been present at Waitangi.
Jenny Shipley may have been our first female PM, but Helen Clark was the first elected one. In 2008 she became our fifth longest-serving PM and Labour’s first to win three consecutive elections.
New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen Clark, plants a 'Lest We Forget' rose from the New Zealand Returned Services' Association at Suda Bay War Cemetery in Crete, 19 May 2001
