Waitangi Day, the national day of New Zealand, marks the anniversary of the initial signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on 6 February 1840. The Treaty of Waitangi was an agreement towards British sovere
Traditional celebrations at Waitangi
Treaty House and grounds at Waitangi, where the treaty was first signed. The first Waitangi Day was celebrated in the grounds on 6 February 1934.
Norman Kirk and a Māori boy on Waitangi Day, 1973
The challenge at Waitangi Day, 1976, with Prime Minister Robert Muldoon present
A national day is a day on which celebrations mark the statehood or nationhood of a state or its people. It may be the date of independence, of becoming a republic, of becoming a federation, or a sign
Waitangi Day
…Waitangi Day (Māori: Te Rā o Waitangi), the national day of New Zealand, marks the anniversary of the initial signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on 6 February 1840. The Treaty of Waitangi was an agreement…
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