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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.
Public holidays in New Zealand in 2025 are as follows: [29] 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 ...
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 correct lunar calendar month. [14 ...
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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.
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 marae's annual Waitangi Day celebrations greatly grew in popularity in the 2010s, with an estimated 35,000 people attending the 2019 Waitangi Day event. [10] In 2021 three markets were held at Hoani Waititi Marae. These offered entertainment, Māori cuisine and the opportunity to purchase taonga directly from the artists. [11]
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.