In pictures: Thousands gather for nationwide hīkoi on Budget day

Thursday, 30 May 2024

Nationwide protests in response to the Government’s perceived “assault on tangata whenua and Te Tiriti o Waitangi” have begun around the country.

Thousands gathered across the country on Thursday in protest of the government’s perceived “assault on tangata whenua and Te Tiriti o Waitangi” organisers of the nationwide protest say.

Te Pāti Māori and organisers from the Toitū Te Tiriti (Honour the Treaty) movement, asked supporters to miss work as part of a “nationwide activation”.

In an online post, organisers said the protest action, which coincides with the government’s budget announcement, is intended to “prove the might of [the Māori] economy by disconnecting entirely from it”.

Here are some of the best shots from Stuff journalists and photographers stationed across the motu.