My Dilbert calendar tells me that it's Waitangi Day in New Zealand. Can anyone tell me what it's all about?
(Yes, it's a slow day at the office today. Everyone must be off celebrating.)
My Dilbert calendar tells me that it's Waitangi Day in New Zealand. Can anyone tell me what it's all about?
(Yes, it's a slow day at the office today. Everyone must be off celebrating.)
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All the guys go out and lay bait around to trap the Waitangi. It doesn't cook up well but it really is a challenge to trap. When they do catch one, they pluck a feather from it and add it to their ceremonial Waitangi headdress for the tribal dance on the full moon! All quite fun actually!
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Mmmmm... tasty Waitangi. Have one for me.
Click here to see what a Waitangi looks like.
, But seriously.. its probably the opposite of Independance Day. Its the day NZ was overrun by the Pakeha (white man).Originally Posted by eboggs_jkvl
" Waitangi Day commemorates the signing of a treaty at Waitangi on 6 February 1840 by a group of Maori chiefs and the British Government, represented by Lieutenant-Governor Hobson. The treaty was subsequently signed by other Maori chiefs in various locations throughout the country. "
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/Gallery/treaty/
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