New Zealand Land Wars Public Holiday Momentum

Sources: New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (Wellington) and New Zealand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following petition, calling for a new annual non-working public holiday to mark the New Zealand Land Wars, gathering 7000 signatures, New Zealand's Minister of Maori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, re-ignited the debate for a new public holiday in New Zealand at last weekend's commemorations for Ruapekapeka Pa. [full story]