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Harvey Norman is the flagship brand of Harvey Norman Holdings. Harvey Norman is mainly a household goods retailer – with items being sold in their stores including major appliances, small appliances, information technology (such as computers, printers and mobile phones), furniture, bedding, hardware (bathrooms) and flooring among other things ...
The festival launched on Waitangi Day (6 February) 2015 with local headliners including Shapeshifter, Fat Freddy's Drop, and Ladi6. [1] 8,000 people attended in the first year. [2] In January 2022, the planned festival on 26 February was cancelled due to an outbreak of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. [3]
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.
The first Harvey Norman store opened in a shopping centre in Auburn, in 1982, the same year as the sale. [3] Forbes, had estimated in 2001, that he was 37th richest person in Australia. By 2014, Ian Norman, who remained an executive, held 175 million shares of Harvey Norman, a 16.5% stake worth an estimated $560 million.
In 2015, major retailers such as The Warehouse, Noel Leeming and Harvey Norman offered Black Friday sales, [41] and by 2018 were joined by Farmers, JB Hi-Fi, Briscoes and Rebel Sport. [42] Paymark processed $253 million in transactions though its network on Black Friday 2019, overtaking Boxing Day for the first time. [43]
The wharenui of the marae is called Ngā Tūmanako. The whakairo of the wharenui was designed by Hōne Taiapa, and primarily carved by Laurie Nicholas [10] While typical marae depict tupuna (ancestors) or traditional stories associated with the area, a different style was chosen for Hoani Waititi Marae, as the marae was not claiming traditional ownership of West Auckland, instead acting as an ...
Before this act was passed, New Zealand had no real 'national day'. New Zealand Day was intended to create a greater sense of pride and unity amongst New Zealanders. [3] The decision to call the day New Zealand Day rather than Waitangi Day was made by various people within the government, including Prime Minister Norman Kirk and his Minister of ...
Treaty of Waitangi, a New Zealand constitutional document; Waitangi Day, a New Zealand public holiday; Waitangi Day Acts, two acts passed by the New Zealand Parliament in 1960 and 1976; Waitangi Park, recreation space in Wellington, New Zealand; Waitangi Treaty Monument, Paihia, New Zealand; Waitangi Tribunal, a New Zealand permanent commission ...