While for some, the day has been a holiday of recognition ... according to New Zealand’s government history website. The first Waitangi Day was held in 1934, and since then, annual ceremonies ...

WAITANGI, New Zealand — In a fiery exchange at the ... ahead of the country’s national day. The holiday, known as Waitangi Day, is held on Feb. 6 to mark the anniversary of the Treaty of ...

New Zealand's national holiday is traditionally a chance to reflect on the past, but this Waitangi Day has been overshadowed by anger about the future. During a gathering of political leaders on ...

Matariki celebrates the Māori New Year and is a time for people to gather, honour the dead, celebrate the present and make ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It's often a day marked by spirited politics and at times boisterous protest. But Thursday's anniversary of New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi ...

A controversial bill to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi ... in New Zealand. Thousands of people are demonstrating for Māori rights and remembering the country's colonial heritage. A nine-day ...

The annual Waitangi Day celebrations, which also included free concerts, sporting events and panel debates, have long been used as a time of protest. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon of ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Wellington, Feb 6 (IANS) New Zealand marked Waitangi Day, which laid the ... While a public holiday was taken, various events were held nationwide to celebrate the country's ...

When New Zealand established the national day in 2022, it became the first nation in the world to recognize an Indigenous-minority holiday ... the Treaty of Waitangi -– signed between Māori ...

The New Zealand Embassy in the Philippines commemorated Waitangi Day on Feb. 6 at the Ambassador's Official Residence in Makati City. The event celebrated Aotearoa's heritage and highlighted the ...

Eventually, a national holiday was granted from 1974 onwards, but it was called “New Zealand Day”; however, only a few years later, the Waitangi Day Act 1976 reinstated the name to Waitangi Day.

New Zealand's Waitangi Day was overshadowed by controversy as Māori leaders condemned a proposed bill to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi. Methodist Church president Te Aroha Rountree likened the ...