A national HOLIDAY for all NZ

**FROSTY:Me** · 7th February 2009, 15:38

Ya know the auzzies have australia day ,the yanks have the fourth of July to celebrate all thats GOOD about their countrys.
Does anbody else think we neeed a day to CELEBRATE being New Zealanders.
Black,white,yellow or green who gives a shit jut being Kiwi's
Make it a day when the country just plum shuts down Like easter and christmas so we all get time offf.

**James Deuce** · 7th February 2009, 15:44

We're one of the least productive economies in the OECD and you want more holidays?

**Ixion** · 7th February 2009, 15:44

We already have the day. Dominion Day, September 26th. Just have to arrange the shutdowns.

**Number One** · 7th February 2009, 15:45

Isn't that Waitangi day? Though everything doesn't completely shut down for it.

BTW - I'm not against the notion of another public holiday at all!

Dominion day...pardon my ignorance but I've never even hear of it...what's the significance sorry?

**Nagash** · 7th February 2009, 15:48

Yes, waitangi is also known as 'New Zealand Day'

**James Deuce** · 7th February 2009, 15:50

Originally Posted by Number One

Isn't that Waitangi day? Though everything doesn't completely shut down for it.

BTW - I'm not against the notion of another public holiday at all!

Dominion day...pardon my ignorance but I've never even hear of it...what's the significance sorry?

It celebrates NZ's first steps into Independence. We're not quite there though.

There's this thing called Google, which is, and shall remain evermore, your friend.

**Ixion** · 7th February 2009, 15:51

Good Lord.

What stone have you been living under. Every year the Harold waxes vitriolic against the folk who (also every year) suggest it be our national holiday day (see here for last Decembers rant)

How did you miss the widespread centennial celebrations in 2007 ?

It commemorates the day we told the Aussies to shove it, and escaped from their clutches. Surely a day worth celebrating.

**Ixion** · 7th February 2009, 15:52

And we definitely need moar holidays. I haven't had a holiday for, like, about 600 years.

**James Deuce** · 7th February 2009, 16:07

Originally Posted by Ixion

Good Lord.

What stone have you been living under. Every year the Harold waxes vitriolic against the folk who (also every year) suggest it be our national holiday day (see here for last Decembers rant)

How did you miss the widespread centennial celebrations in 2007 ?

It commemorates the day we told the Aussies to shove it, and escaped from their clutches. Surely a day worth celebrating.

Almost. NSW can still activate a clause and make us all Australian. Worse still, we'd be New South Welshmen.

**Magua** · 7th February 2009, 17:36

Originally Posted by James Deuce

Almost. NSW can still activate a clause and make us all Australian. Worse still, we'd be New South Welshmen.

Interesting. Do tell.

**Big Dave** · 7th February 2009, 17:39

Originally Posted by James Deuce

Worse still, we'd be New South Welshmen.

There are worse fetes.

**FJRider** · 7th February 2009, 17:51

As I recall, New Zealand day was supposed to be the new name for Waitangi day.... didn't catch ... on for various reasons...

**Skyryder** · 7th February 2009, 18:01

I think we should have a KIWI BIKER DAY.

Skyryder

**Skyryder** · 7th February 2009, 18:02

Originally Posted by Nagash

Yes, waitangi is also known as 'New Zealand Day'

Yes it is but when was the last time this was used.

Skyryder

**Disco Dan** · 7th February 2009, 18:04

um... we have two flags (well one really but we just humor the other), maori only beaches, maori only scholarships and now people are saying "two holidays" - so that will make it, Whytangi day AND New Zealand day??

Your kidding right???

We already have enough division in this country to fill a mathematics book... heck i'm tempted to move to South Africa... for LESS racism and division.