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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 April – The minimum wage will rise by 1.5% from $23.15 to $23.50. In addition, training and starting wages will rise to $18.80. [10] 2 June – The 2025 King's Birthday Honours will be announced. 11 October – The 2025 local elections will be held. [11] 31 December – The 2026 New Year Honours will be announced.
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.
Public holidays in New Zealand in 2022 are as follows: [78] [79] 1 January – New Year's Day; 2 January – Day after New Year's Day; 3 January – New Year's Day observed; 4 January – Day after New Year's Day observed; 6 February – Waitangi Day; 7 February – Waitangi Day observed; 15 April – Good Friday; 18 April – Easter Monday; 25 ...
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.
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.
Rising protests at Waitangi Day celebrations led the government to move some official observances to Government House in Wellington. Many protests were generated in response to the government's proposal to limit the monetary value of Treaty settlements to one billion dollars over 10 years, the so-called "fiscal envelope".
1 January [a] 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