Many Maori activists oppose Waitangi Day and use it as an opportunity to protest the treaty and mourn the loss of Maori lan When is Waitangi Day? New Zealand celebrates Waitangi Day each year on ...

Waitangi Day celebrations Waitangi Treaty grounds 2020. From hot breakfast served by the Prime Minister to a waka display bigger than usual - tens of thousands of people enjoyed what Kelvin Davis ...

Waitangi day is a non-working day just like any other public holiday - so if you're working on the day (as regularly rostered), you're entitled to time-and-a-half pay and an alternative day off.

Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New Zealand, to celebrate the country's national day.

Waitangi Day is a time to reflect on where we have come from and look forward to what we can achieve together. It has always been my intention to celebrate Waitangi Day around New Zealand.

The first time Matarora Smith worked Waitangi Day commemorations in Paihia, she felt the wairua and whakapapa of the historic place. Driving the windy roads up from Auckland, the excitement ...

The holiday, known as Waitangi Day, is held on Feb. 6 to mark the anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi, a foundation document signed by British colonists and Maori chiefs in 1840 that establishes ...

ANALYSIS | Waitangi Day commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document in 1840, but there's more to this Treaty than just putting ink to paper. Treaty of ...

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has not confirmed his attendance at next year’s Waitangi Day commemorations. ACT leader David Seymour will attend, while Luxon considers multiple invitations and ...

Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New Zealand, to celebrate the country's national day amid a debate over the future of its founding document. Waitangi Day marks the ...