This is the day commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (a
treaty between the indigenous peoples (most commonly referred to as Maori)
of Aotearoa (New Zealand) and the colonising British in 1840. See
http://www.archives.govt.nz/holdings/treaty_frame.html for further details.
Yeah, what he said.
It tends to be a very political event with activists facing off against politicians, pretty much for the same reasons as any of the other British colonies.
So I've had my day off (its Saturday here now), but I didn't even take any photos...
- Dave
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
