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 of Waitangi.

1 day ago · Waitangi Day marks the first signing of New Zealand's founding document: The Treaty of Waitangi or Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Māori. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon bucked tradition by choosing not ...

1 day ago · Waitangi day marks the first signing of New Zealand's founding document: The Treaty of Waitangi or Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Māori. The introduction of a bill which sought to reinterpret the 185 ...

15 hours ago · WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — 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, passed in muted fashion with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon absent from the main commemorations, amid rancor over an unpopular proposed law redefining the …

Aug 5, 2014 · Every year on 6 February, New Zealand marks the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. For most people, Waitangi Day is a holiday; for many, and especially for Māori, it is a time for reflecting on the Treaty and its place in modern New Zealand.

1 day ago · Around 35,000 people gathered to celebrate Waitangi Day in West Auckland's Parrs Park with a free concert, featuring Stan Walker, Aaradhna, Che Fu, Troy Kingi, Corrella and more. ADVERTISEMENT. In south Auckland, Waitangi ki Manukau at Barry Curtis Park was headlined by Dam Native, MAJIC, Jordyn with a Why, MOHI and Tipene.

1 day ago · Waitangi Day is a multi-day series of events, summits and cultural celebrations centred in northern New Zealand at the site of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.

2 days ago · The 1960 Waitangi Day Act identified February 6 as a National Day of Thanksgiving in commemoration of the signing of the Treaty. It wasn’t until 1973 that legislation was passed to make it a public holiday. The architect of the law change, Prime Minister Norman Kirk, recognised that New Zealand was now home to people from across the globe ...

Every year on 6 February – Waitangi Day – people of all communities and backgrounds gather at Waitangi to commemorate the first signing of New Zealand’s founding document: Te Tiriti o Waitangi, The Treaty of Waitangi, on 6 February 1840.

Feb 4, 2021 · Recognition as a national day. By the late 1950s, February 6 was thought of as New Zealand’s unofficial national day. It officially received the name ‘Waitangi Day’ in 1960, through the Waitangi Day Act. The Act, however, did not make it a public holiday.