Waitangi Day commemorates the first signing of New Zealand’s founding document – the Treaty at Waitangi in 1840. It is a public holiday in New Zealand on February 6 each year. Is Waitangi Day a Public Holiday? Waitangi Day is a public holiday. It is a day off for the general populatio...
2024 Tue, Feb 6 National Holiday 2023 Mon, Feb 6 National Holiday 2022 Feb 6, Feb 7 Summary Commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi - New Zealand' s founding documentWhen is Waitangi day? Waitangi Day is New Zealand's national day. It is a holiday held annually on Februa...
Waitangi Day becomes a public holiday The New Zealand Government announced that Waitangi Day would be a national holiday from 1974. It was called New Zealand Day at that time. In 1976 the Waitangi Day Act was passed to change the name back to Waitangi Day. From 2013 the public holiday to...