Hīkoi mo te Tiriti participants have turned out in force on foot and horseback in central Rotorua.
She hoped to see many locals, both Māori and Pākehā, taking part in the Rotorua welcome and travelling down to Wellington.
Te Papaiouru marae in Rotorua is welcoming manuhiri from across Aotearoa to say their final goodbyes to Sir Robert "Bom" Gillies.