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Public holidays in New Zealand in 2025 are as follows: [104] 1 January – New Year's Day; 2 January – Day after New Year's Day; 6 February – Waitangi Day; 18 April – Good Friday; 21 April – Easter Monday; 25 April – Anzac Day; 2 June – King's Birthday; 20 June – Matariki; 27 October – Labour Day; 25 December – Christmas Day ...
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.
This is a project page for Waitangi Day 2025 at Ōnuku Marae, Akaroa Harbour (the usual Okains Bay celebration is just a family fun day instead). From the Ngāi Tahu news page: "Every year Ngāi Tahu commemorates Waitangi Day at one of three locations where iwi tīpuna signed Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Ōnuku, Awarua and Ōtākou.
The Treaty of Waitangi was signed between many, but not all, Māori tribes and the British Crown at Waitangi on 6 February 1840 - giving both parties certain rights and privileges.
In 2019, the Governor-General of New Zealand Dame Patsy Reddy attended Waitangi Day commemorations hosted at Ōnuku. [20] In 2025, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon commemorated Waitangi Day at Ōnuku rather than at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. He was joined by Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro. [21] [22] Waitangi Day at Ōnuku
Get ready to spend a lot of time in movie theaters in 2025. After releasing just one title in 2024, Deadpool & Wolverine , Marvel has a full slate with Captain America: Brave New World ...
New Year's Day: No 2 January [b] Day after New Year's Day No 6 February [a] Waitangi Day: No The Friday before Easter Sunday: Good Friday: Yes The day after Easter Sunday: Easter Monday: No 25 April [a] Anzac Day: Yes (until 1 pm) The first Monday in June King's Birthday: No The closest Friday to the Tangaroa Lunar calendar period of the ...
In 1973 the New Zealand Day Act made the day a public holiday and renamed it New Zealand Day, and also abolished the Waitangi Day Act 1960. Many Māori felt that the new name drew attention away from the Treaty of Waitangi, [2] and campaigned for the name to be changed back.