I think it is because they are protesting to tell people to honour the treaty of Waitangi
The treaty of waitangi was singed in the year 1840 on the 6th of February
Waitangi has been a public holiday since 1974
Hona Heke was the first person to sign the treaty of Waitangi
About 40 Maori chiefs signed the treaty of Waitangi
The treaty was signed in the Bay of Islands which is up the far north of New Zealand
White people would swap guns, blankets etc for land and thats why they signed the treaty of Waitangi to say that you have to pay the Maori people back.
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