Wonderful Waitangi Day

Every year on 6th February, New Zealand marks the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi
in 1840.  In that year representatives of the British Crown and over 500 Maori chiefs signed what is often considered to be New Zealand's founding document.   The day was first officially commemorated in 1934 and it has been a public holiday since 1974.

 

 

For some people Waitangi Day is a holiday; for many, and especially for Māori,

it is the occasion for reflection of the Treaty. Since the1970s the style and the mood

of the commemorations on Waitangi Day have been influenced by the increasingly

heated debate surrounding the place of the Treaty in modern  New Zealand.

 (Typed by Alyssa V.)

 

 

Waitangi Day is recognised as New Zealand's National Day but the long standing tension associated with it are always likely to surface in one form or another.  The date is an important mark in the country's history. Recognition of the Treaty of Waitangi as the nation's founding document will continue to encourage leaders, communities and individuals to mark the day in new ways.

(Typed by Memphis.)

 

 

I hope you learn some things I got from Wikipedia for my home learning.  I hope you liked it.

By  Kayley

 

 

Kiwi and proud of it!