Bishop Vercoe's Waitangi Speech

Join Chey and the team as they go back in time to one of the most heart-warming speeches about our nation at Waitangi by none other than Bishop Whakahuihui Vercoe.Watch the video version of the episode here.In 1990, as Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh looked on the Bishop of Aotearoa Reverend Whakahuihui Vercoe (Ngaitai, Ngāi Tuhoe, Te Arawa and Whakatōhea.) delivered a stirring address.The Whakamāori team have a go at translating it into the language he so ardently defended.It was the 150th celebrations of the signing of the treaty of Waitangi, when Bishop Vercoe went off script and spoke directly the Her Majesty about honouring the treaty.An excerpt from his address is available on the Te Ara website.Get a printable version of the translations here.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details