The China National Day celebrations is a long-standing annual activity held by the Auckland Chinese Community Center (ACCC), with a special flag-raising ceremony that started in 2014. At the flag-raising ceremony on Sunday, national anthems of the PRC and New Zealand were sung during the risin...
NEW ZEALAND: NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS HIGHLIGHT RACIAL DIVIDEShona Geary
The day is graced by the Maori cultural songs, dances, and military parade. Government personnel and other invited dignitaries make speeches during national holidays. The celebrations happen across New Zealand. People celebrate with festivities of different kinds while others use the day for picnics....
Festivals and Celebrations New Zealand celebrates a variety of cultural and national events throughout the year. Waitangi Day, celebrated on February 6, marks the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 between the British Crown and Māori chiefs. It is an important day for reflecting on the...
This photo taken on Feb. 10, 2024 shows the Sky Tower lit up with red light in celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Zhao Gang/Xinhua)
New Zealand was the world's first country to grant women the right to vote - in 1893. New Zealand and Denmark are the only countries to have two national anthems. In New Zealand, the national anthem 'God Defend New Zealand' often replaces the anthem 'God Save the King'. Both anthems ...
Māori cultural performances, speeches from Māori and Pakeha (European) dignitaries, and a naval salute are all part of the official Waitangi Day celebrations at Waitangi, New Zealand. Waitangi Day is also a time when people publicly debate on issues such as national identity and multiculturalism....
Official National Holiday The Maori New Year celebrations had been popular for a while and stopped during the 1940’s. In 2000, a cultural revival was started that has come to be thought of as a “New Zealand Thanksgiving.” Pakau– According to Hekenukumai Busby, an expert in traditional...
New Zealand welcomes in the new year with a fireworks display at the Auckland Sky Tower, Jan. 1, 2025.Reuters Other cities around the world were readying with celebrations highlighting local cultures and traditions, after a year roiled by ongoing conflict and political instability. Conflict ...
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