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New Zealanders-Should Feb 6th be Waitangi Day or New Zealand Day?

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago
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    New Zealand day

    Why should we remember a treaty that has been neglected, and abused?

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    New Zealand Day. Waitangi Day meas nothing to me. ANZAC Day had more meaning to me being a New Zealander.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    no longer something. I never watch the information on Waitangi Day (and that i'm an avid information watcher) as i will't be afflicted with each and all of the crap that is going on ie. disputes, matters, or perhaps the mutual butt sniffing with the help of different facets. i in my opinion sense there is extra unfavorable thoughts in direction of Waitangi Day than valuable ones. that is merely yet another day off for me.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    There has been the idea mooted that Waitangi Day stays as it is, but another day becomes NZ Day. Preferably between Queen's Birthday and Labour Weekend, as there's nothing to bridge the long gap.

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Waitangi day. Why should we change a tradition that is not giving us any problems? And also, it was the day the treaty of waitangi was signed -it's only logical to call it waitangi day

  • 10 years ago

    New Zealand Day. That is what Norman Kirk first called it. A day for New Zealanders.....

  • 10 years ago

    yes, as a kiwi i will be honest with you, Waitiangi day does not mean anything to me, I would love it to be called New Zealand day. there are heaps of other cultures here now New Zealand day would mean more to everyone.

  • 10 years ago

    Australia Day so all the aussies in New Zealand can have the day off work and every aussie in Aus can have the day of as well

    Love being an Aussie with an opinion

  • Jimmy
    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    I couldn't careless, call it what you like, it's always poisoned with protests and Bullsh!t anyway. To me it's up there with the Queens birthday....just a day off

    I agree with HP and mareeclara, ANZAC means more to me

  • 10 years ago

    I too agree, I do not feel any special significance for this day, in fact in the past all it meant to me was protests and disharmony so I began to dread it, not its just a day off. I feel more for ANZAC Day than any other.

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