Waitangi Day
Waitangi Day (Māori: [Te Rā o Waitangi] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), the national day of New Zealand, celebrates the anniversary of the initial signing – on 6 February 1840 – of the Treaty of Waitangi, which is seen as the founding document of the nation. The first Waitangi Day was not celebrated until 1934, and it was made a national public holiday in 1974.[1]
Waitangi Day Media
- Treaty House at Waitangi Treaty Grounds.jpg
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.
- Waitangi Day 1973.jpg
Norman Kirk and a Māori boy on Waitangi Day, 1973
- The Challenge at Waitangi Day, 1976.jpg
The challenge at Waitangi Day, 1976, with Prime Minister Robert Muldoon present
- The flag post by the treaty house - Waitangi.jpg
The flagstaff at Waitangi, the focus of significant protest. On the flagstaff is flown, from left, the Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand; the Ensign of the Royal New Zealand Navy, and the Union Flag.
- Māori protest at Waitangi (February 6, 2006).jpg
Maori protesters near Waitangi on Waitangi Day, national day of New Zealand.
References
- ↑ Hampson, Laura (2019-02-06). "Waitangi Day 2019: How kiwis celebrate New Zealand's national day". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
