Waitangi Day

Waitangi Day (), 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.

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Category:New Zealand culture
Category:February observances