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Waitangi Day celebrations at the Waitangi Bridge. Photo / Peter de Graaf With a long weekend ahead of us there are events planned all over the country to mark Waitangi Day commemorations. However ...
What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Māori protests in New Zealand? 2w. From the country to the capital, there is anger in the streets of New Zealand.
Tania Simpson intends to hit the ground running in what will ultimately be a short term due to the trust's rules.
Waitangi Day was declared a national holiday in 1974, then named New Zealand Day. Since 2013 if the day falls over the weekend, the holiday is moved to the following Monday. Related articles ...
Maori Television, New Zealand’s national indigenous broadcaster, is using Google Earth to help celebrate Waitangi Day 2009 (the National Day of New Zealand held each year on February 6th).
Waitangi Day is the time to think about the New Zealand we want in 2040 – when the kids of today become adults, and we celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Treaty.
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.
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall pay a visit to Waitangi Treaty Grounds on November 20, 2019 in Waitangi, New Zealand.
MONDAY NOVEMBER 24, 2008. PUBLICITY RELEASE. Where On Google Earth Will You Be On Waitangi Day? New Zealand's national indigenous broadcaster, Maori Television, is putting out the call for all New ...