Waitangi Day

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Waitangi Day [waɪˈtʌŋiː]

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the national day of New Zealand (Feb. 6), commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (1840) by Maori chiefs and a representative of the British Government. The treaty provided the basis for the British annexation of New Zealand

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