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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.The Treaty of Waitangi was an agreement towards British sovereignty by representatives of the Crown and indigenous Māori chiefs, and so is regarded by many as the founding document of the nation.
1 June – David Seymour will replace Winston Peters as deputy prime minister, as part of the coalition agreement in 2023. [27] 2 June – The 2025 King's Birthday Honours will be announced. 11 October: The 2025 local elections will be held. [28] 2025 New Zealand local referendums on Māori wards and constituencies.
It did not make Waitangi Day a public holiday, [1] but allowed the Governor-General to declare it one in any region, in substitute for that region's anniversary public holiday. The act contained the English-language version of the Treaty of Waitangi as a schedule, the first time that the Treaty had appeared anywhere in New Zealand legislation.
1 January is a major national holiday in Japan - homes and temples are cleaned on New Year's Eve in preparation for the change of year. Projections were displayed on the Metropolitan Government ...
The main celebrations will be held on Feb. 6, marking the day in 1840 when the Treaty of Waitangi was first signed between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs.
By 1846 the Wellington Anniversary Day was described as having the appearance of an English Fair. [5] Half-holidays, or early closing days, were widespread from the 1900s to 1970s. They allowed 6 day weeks in shops and offices to include a half day off from 1 pm, on a day set by the local council. [6]
Happy 2025! In some parts of the world, anyway. The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, with its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday.
The NZSA Waitangi Day Literary Honours are an annual award made by the Board of the New Zealand Society of Authors (Pen NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (NZSA) after a call for nominations from NZSA members. They are given to one or more candidates to celebrate and acknowledge literary success, [1] especially on the international stage. [2]