According to the Daily Express:
The Royal party will not be visiting the historic site of Waitangi, where a famous treaty was signed in 1840 which…gave native Maori the rights of British subjects.
A Ngapuhi Maori elder has threatened to knock down a monument to the treaty in disgust at the non-visit.
A rise in anti-Royal feeling among Maoris is problematic for the monarchy, as they make up a sizeable chunk of the population – 15 per cent.
Three of the political parties with members in New Zealand’s parliament have all committed to holding a referendum on whether to ditch the monarchy.
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