Waitangi Day

proper noun

The national day of New Zealand and a public holiday held each year on February 6 to celebrate the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's 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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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The national day of New Zealand and a public holiday held each year on February 6 to celebrate the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's 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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APA

Waitangi Day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Waitangi%20Day

MLA

“Waitangi Day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Waitangi%20Day. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Waitangi Day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Waitangi%20Day.

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