New Zealand celebrates Waitangi Day
New Zealand celebrates Waitangi Day
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New Zealanders celebrated their National Day on Saturday with services and performances across the country.
According to the report, the nation has celebrated the 181st anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, the national day on Saturday.

Hundreds of celebratory events were also held across the nation. Wellington celebrations featured a film night, a film festival, a kite festival, Maori dancing performances and a delicious hangi to present the Maori way of cooking food. On the South Island, the Okains Bay Museum Waitangi Day Commemorations were held on Saturday. It has been a signature event on the New Zealand calendar since the museum first opened in 1977.

Dawn service was a highlighted part of the event.  Following free breakfast was also distributed at Waitangi served by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, wearing an apron, and other government officials for people at the service. It's a fun day full of family activities, demonstrations, workshops and exhibits set amongst the extensive museum grounds in the beachside village of Okains Bay, which attracted several thousand visitors.

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