New Zealand
The Dominion of New Zealand is in the
Pacific Ocean east of Australia.
Waitangi Day, February 6. Commemorates the Treaty of Waitangi between the Maoris and the British, signed in 1840.
Also known as
New Zealand Day.
Labour Day, last Monday in October (Oct 25, 2004).
ANZAC Day, April 25. A holiday in Australia and New Zealand which honors all who died in wars,
and memorializes in particular the troops who were slaughtered at Gallipoli in World War I.
ANZAC is an acronym for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
Public holidays
New Year's Day, Waitangi Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday,
ANZAC Day, Queen's Birthday (Jun 4), Labour Day, Christmas, and Boxing Day.
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