the day on which the Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840. Prior to 1934, New Zealand’s national holiday was held on January 29, the date on which William Hobson arrived in Waitangi and ...

Waitangi Day commemorates treaty and Maori ownership of land - and the New Zealand national holiday has put the spotlight on Australia and the likelihood of a similar treaty. New Zealanders have ...

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 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 ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Thursday is a national holiday for New Zealand as ... and come together as a nation on this Waitangi Day. We look forward to deepening our friendship ...

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 ...

Phonetically pronounced why-tounge-ee, New Zealand’s national day is celebrated on February 6 each year and celebrates the day the Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840. A public holiday in New ...

The date of all public holidays are decided at the state ... which saw that public day as the most divisive in Australia and New Zealand. Waitangi Day was once an irrelevant and marginal part ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Google has dedicated its 6 February Doodle to Waitangi Day 2024, the national day of Aotearoa, which is the MÄ ori name for New Zealand. Waitangi Day is celebrated every year on 6 February to mark the ...