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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.
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
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.
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.
A lot of old, a lot of new coming in 2025. As America shifts into 2025, many changes are coming, But amid a new GOP-led Congress and a presidential inauguration, a few steadfast things remain ...
The following notable deaths occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
The news comes one year after the actress responded to users’ comments questioning her appearance in recent social media posts. “Explain to me how I look sick,” she wrote in response to one ...