Waitangi Day
Britishnoun
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Waitangi Day marks the first signing of New Zealand's founding document: The Treaty of Waitangi or Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Māori.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
In years past, many would protest on the Waitangi Day for civil and social rights, criticising successive governments for not doing enough.
From Reuters ● Feb. 6, 2022
Ardern and Governor-General Cindy Kiro, who is also isolating while awaiting a second test, were in the Northland region to do some filming ahead of New Zealand’s national day, Waitangi Day, on Feb. 6.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2022
Hundreds of Waka Ama crew perform the haka on the beach to celebrate Waitangi Day in Waitangi, New Zealand.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2015
In New Zealand, thousands of people were at the beach, swimming in the sea on a glorious summer day on Waitangi Day, a national holiday — quite oblivious to the potential for a tsunami.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2013
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