Waitangi Day (Māori: Te Rā o Waitangi), the national day of New Zealand, marks the anniversary of the initial signing—on 6 February 1840—of the Treaty...
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The Treaty of Waitangi (Māori: Te Tiriti o Waitangi), sometimes referred to as Te Tiriti, is a document of central importance to the history of New Zealand...
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two Waitangi Day acts passed by the New Zealand Parliament: the Waitangi Day Act 1960 and the Waitangi Day Act 1976. Neither made 6 February (Waitangi Day)...
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Māori protest movement (section Waitangi Day protests)
between Māori and European immigrants prior to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, the signing provided one reason for protesting. Disagreements...
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Public holidays in New Zealand (redirect from Provincial Anniversary Day)
that day. Christmas Day and New Years' Day have always been Mondayised holidays, and from 2013 Waitangi Day and Anzac Day are also Mondayised. Waitangi Day...
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The Waitangi dildo incident occurred on 5 February 2016 in Waitangi, New Zealand, when protester Josie Butler flung what was referred to as a dildo (actually...
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New Zealand Treaty of Waitangi, a New Zealand constitutional document Waitangi Day, a New Zealand public holiday Waitangi Day Acts, two acts passed by...
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Māori flag after a nationwide consultation. It was first revealed on Waitangi Day in 1990. Though it does not have official status from the New Zealand...
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Waitangi (/ˈwaɪtɑːŋi/ WY-tahng-ee or /waɪˈtæŋi/ wy-TANG-ee, Māori: [ˈwaitaŋi]) is a locality on the north side of the Waitangi River in the Bay of Islands...
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The Waitangi Tribunal (Māori: Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi) is a New Zealand permanent commission of inquiry established under the Treaty of...
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arrangements. The Waitangi Day Act 1960 allowed any area of the country to substitute a Waitangi Day holiday for its provincial anniversary day. This was done...
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Public holidays in Tokelau (redirect from Tokehega Day)
public holidays, such as Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day are celebrated in Tokelau, these are not official holidays. Tokehega Day is celebrated on 3 September...
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A national day is a day on which celebrations mark the statehood or nationhood of a state or its people. It may be the date of independence, of becoming...
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Waitangi (Māori: Te Tiriti o Waitangi) have been a significant feature of New Zealand politics since the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 and the Waitangi...
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The NZSA Waitangi Day Literary Honours are awarded each year to one or more New Zealand writers. They are an initiative of the New Zealand Society of Authors...
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Titewhai Harawira (section Waitangi Day role)
Zealand prime ministers onto the marae (meeting place) during annual Waitangi Day celebrations. After her death in January 2023, she was described by Māori...
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Waitangi. It was refurbished by master waka builder and navigator Hekenukumai Ngā Iwi (Hector) Busby in 1974 for relaunching during the Waitangi Day ceremonies...
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colony following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. Chosen by an assembly of Māori chiefs at Waitangi in 1834, the flag was of a St George's Cross...
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Academic year (redirect from First day of school)
New Zealand celebrates Waitangi Day on 6 February; the summer holidays in New Zealand may or may not extend as far as that day, depending on the year...
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Zealand Day, established by the previous Third Labour Government, back to Waitangi Day in 1976 with the Waitangi Day Act 1976. When the Treaty of Waitangi made...
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candidates in one or two of them. During Waitangi Day on 6 February 2023, Luxon described the Treaty of Waitangi as a "challenging, imperfect but ultimately...
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Day (1 January) and the following day (2 January) in many countries Waitangi Day (6 February) In New Zealand People generally take advantage of the high...
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agreed to a select committee with the possibility of amending the Treaty of Waitangi legislation, affirm local referendums on Māori wards, and prioritise English...
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Ngai Tahu Land Report (Report). Waitangi Tribunal. 1991. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013., 1991, waitangi-tribunal.govt.nz "Annual Progress...
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The 1963 Brynderwyn bus accident occurred on the day after Waitangi Day, 7 February 1963, when a bus rolled down a slope in the Brynderwyn Range, killing...
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Treaty House (redirect from Waitangi Treaty House)
Tiriti) at Waitangi in Northland, New Zealand, is the former house of the British Resident in New Zealand, James Busby. The Treaty of Waitangi, the document...
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Jacinda Ardern (category Former Latter Day Saints)
since purchase. Ardern travelled to Waitangi in 2018 for the annual Waitangi Day commemoration; stayed in Waitangi for five days, an unprecedented length...
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320. Smith 1998, p. 45; Porter 1998, p. 579; Mein Smith 2005, p. 49; "Waitangi Day". nzhistory.govt.nz. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Archived...
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member's bill introduced by Labour MP David Clark to Mondayise Anzac Day and Waitangi Day passed, despite opposition from the governing National Party. In...
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Finland, Norway and Sweden) Waitangi Day (New Zealand) February 7 Independence Day (Grenada) February 8 Parinirvana Day (some Mahayana Buddhist traditions...
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