Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became ...

A celebration of Black history and freedom, the day rose in prominence following the sweeping protests against racial ...

Matariki, Aotearoa's newest public holiday, is marked this Friday. Here's what you need to know about what's open and what's ...

Opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who started the traditional dance, was suspended for seven days, while her party’s ...

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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 ...

ACT leader David Seymour speaks to media after a service to commemorate Waitangi Day at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in New Zealand ... the national holiday has become too synonymous with ruction ...

Dozens of schools are giving their students and some teachers a four-day weekend, choosing not come back to class on Friday after the Waitangi ... or end of the year. New Zealand's public ...

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 ...

The national holiday marks the 1840 ... who leads a minor party in New Zealand’s governing coalition, was heckled during a speech at Waitangi a day earlier. Many in the crowd turned their ...

(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 ...

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 ...