Waitangi Day
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
She added: "Prince Charles also brought up it was Waitangi Day and that's when he did the hongi and I thought: how wonderful."
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2013
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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