Waitangi Day

Waitangi Day
The national day of New Zealand and public holiday held each year on February 6 to celebrate the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealands founding document. The Treaty made New Zealand a part of the British Empire, guaranteed Māori rights to their land and gave Māori the rights of British citizens.

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  • Waitangi Day — Traditional Maori Waitangi Day celebrations at Waitangi, Bay of Islands. Also called New Zealand Day Observed by New Zealanders Type …   Wikipedia

  • Waitangi Day — Helen Clark lors d une cérémonie māori à Auckland, le 6 février 2006. Observé par …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Waitangi Day — /wī tungˈi dā/ noun 6 February, the national day of New Zealand …   Useful english dictionary

  • Waitangi Day — Waitangi Tag ist der Nationalfeiertag in Neuseeland. Es ist ein gesetzlicher Feiertag, der jedes Jahr am 6. Februar abgehalten wird, um das Unterzeichnen des Vertrages von Waitangi (Neuseelands Gründungsdokument) im Jahre 1840 zu feiern.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Waitangi Day Act — There have been two Waitangi Day Acts passed by the New Zealand Parliament: the Waitangi Day Act 1960 and the Waitangi Day Act 1976. Neither made the sixth of February (Waitangi Day) a public holiday; this was done by the New Zealand Day Act 1973 …   Wikipedia

  • Waitangi Day Act — Le Parlement de Nouvelle Zélande a passé deux lois appelées Waitangi Day Act, l une en 1960 et l autre en 1976. Ni l une ni l autre n a fait du 6 février un férié public, Waitangi Day ; la loi ayant permis cela est la New Zealand Day Act… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Waitangi Day — /waɪˈtæŋi deɪ, waɪˈtʌŋi/ (say wuy tangee day, wuy tungee) noun a New Zealand public holiday, 6 February, commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 …  

  • Waitangi (Northland) — Waitangi …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Waitangi, Northland — Waitangi (Northland) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Waitangi. Localisation de Waitangi Waitangi (en māori « eaux qui pleurent ») est une …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Waitangi — (Māori for weeping waters ) is the name of various places, towns, and settlements in New Zealand. The two most notable of these are: * Waitangi, Northland * Waitangi, Chatham IslandsWaitaki, the name of the river marking the boundary between… …   Wikipedia

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