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# Prime Minister to skip Waitangi
- URL: https://goodoil.news/prime-minister-to-skip-waitangi/
- Published: 2024-12-19T20:14:59.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-21T01:02:12.000Z
- Description: On the other hand, David Seymour confirmed his attendance.
- Author: Centrist
- Tags: News

Summarised by [Centrist](http://centrist.nz/?ref=goodoil.news)

**Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will not attend Waitangi events next year, instead opting to mark the day elsewhere.** Māori leaders, including Pita Tipene and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, criticised the move, calling it a missed opportunity for dialogue. Labour’s Willie Jackson labelled the decision “pathetic,” and ACT’s David Seymour confirmed his attendance. Luxon defended his choice, citing a desire to engage with other regions.

[**Read more over at RNZ**](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/537146/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-will-not-attend-waitangi-at-all-next-year?utm%5Fsource=Klaviyo&utm%5Fmedium=email&%5Fkx=)

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