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The Christian festival of Christmas was introduced to New Zealand by missionaries in the early 19th century. The first recorded Christmas service on New Zealand shores was in 1814, with Anglican priest Samuel Marsden delivering a sermon to around 400 Māori at Oihi Bay in the Bay of Islands, at the invitation of chiefs Te Pahi and Ruatara. [3]
After the prayer the head of the household will anoint each person present with honey, making the sign of the Cross on their forehead, saying: "In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: may you have sweetness and many good things in life and in the new year." The Christmas Eve supper is usually held under candlelight and ...
Labour remained in power after the Second World War and in 1945, Labour Prime Minister Peter Fraser played an important role in the establishment of the United Nations, of which New Zealand was a founding member. [167] However, domestically Labour had lost the reforming zeal of the 1930s and its electoral support ebbed after the war.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 December 2024. Evening or entire day before Christmas Day For other uses, see Christmas Eve (disambiguation). "Christmas night" redirects here. For the album, see Christmas Night. "Nochebuena" redirects here. For the decorative plant, see Pointsettia. Christmas Eve Christmas Eve, an 1878 painting by J ...
On Christmas Day in 1814, at Oihi Bay, a small cove in Rangihoua Bay in the Bay of Islands, at the invitation of chiefs Te Pahi and Ruatara [2], the Reverend Samuel Marsden of the Anglican Church Missionary Society (CMS) conducted the first Christian service on New Zealand land. The 1837 'Māori New Testament' published by the CMS missionary ...
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.
Public holidays in New Zealand (also known as statutory holidays) consist of a variety of cultural, national, and religious holidays that are legislated in New Zealand. Workers can get a maximum of 12 public holidays (eleven national holidays plus one provincial holiday) and a minimum of 20 annual leave days a year.
New Zealand [a] is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and the South Island (Te Waipounamu)—and over 600 smaller islands.