What does Waitangi Day mean to you? by Simon Hughes https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg Why do we mark this day. How did you spend Waitangi Day? en-us 2018-02-04 20:32:18 UTC 2025-11-07 21:03:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Maxim shughes15 https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/228952893 Hi Waitangi day to me means when peace entered new zealand and we could settle and live here. 

we mark it because its when england and new zealand came together.

On waitangi day we went to hot water beach and made a pool and just relaxed for the rest of the day we were driving home.

]]> 2018-02-07 05:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/228952893 Caitlin https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/228962863 Waitangi day to me means a day where the peace treaty was signed and the day we could live in the place we call home New Zealand,

Because every year we can celebrate the day when the treaty was first signed,

On Waitangi day my brother, sister. mum and I had a family lunch at Daikoku's it was a blast! Especialy when they cooked it right infront of us and then, BOOM! they lit the food on fire!


]]> 2018-02-07 06:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/228962863 Gracie https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/228965524 Waitangi day is a day we celebrate for the peace that came to New Zealand. How did peace come to New Zealand exactly, well on the 6th February 1840 the Treaty Of Waitangi was signned by the Maori Chiefs and the the British Crown!!!
We mark it because it's something celebrate the day it happened every year!!!

On Waitangi day i went to my friends house Kaya! We went to Jump the trampoline park and we also went to hers and played even more on her tramp!!!

]]> 2018-02-07 07:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/228965524 Elli https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/228974979 watiangi day is the anniversry day of when the treaty of waitangi was signed .the treaty was siged on the 6th of feburay 1840 

on waitangi day me and my family went down to muriwery  beach we had such a great time i loved all the waves. we had so much fun boogie borading in the waves .one of the waves crased right on top of me and pushed me down it was quite scary so that was my waitangi day.



]]> 2018-02-07 07:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/228974979 Lucy https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229231149 Waitangi day is a day for peace and family fun. It commemorates the Treaty Of Waitangi being signed by the Maori Chiefs and British Crown. 

Every year we celebrate it on the February 6th. The treaty was signed in 1840.

On Waitangi day, I stayed at home relaxing with family. All I felt like was recharging my batteries, ready for school the next day.

This is the New Zealand coat of arms. As you can see, there is a Maori chief on the right side and on the left side is an English settler. This represents Waitangi Day in a way.]]> 2018-02-07 17:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229231149 Lily https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229232162 Waitangi day to me means the day that the Maori and the British Crown, Made peace and singed a treaty, The Treaty Of Waitangi.
It is also a day of joy as we know that we are all one.

On Waitangi day me and my family went to raglan (Because we have a Bach there) At raglan we went to the pools and then to our Bach it was quite a peaceful day.


]]> 2018-02-07 17:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229232162 Jamie https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229306226 Waitangi Day is a National holiday marking the day when the treaty of Waitangi was signed by many Maori Chiefs. The 6th of February 1840 was the day when the treaty was signed. From that day forth peace and law came to New Zealand. On the 6th of February 1960 Waitangi Day became a National holiday.

On Waitangi Day I stayed at home and watched some movies because I had a cold.]]> 2018-02-07 20:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229306226 Karl https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229405520 Waitangi Day is a day of peace and celebrations. The Treaty of Waitangi was first signed on 6 February 1840 on the grounds of James Busby's house now known as Treaty House at Waitangi, in the Bay of Islands. The treaty was signed by representatives acting on behalf of the British Crown and, initially, more than 40 Māori chiefs. Over the course of the next seven months, copies of the treaty were toured around the country to give other chiefs the opportunity to sign.

On Waitangi Day I went cycling and had fish and chips for dinner.]]> 2018-02-08 02:59:07 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229405520 Isaac https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229420235 Waitangi Day means to me having fun, spending time with my friends and family and having a day off school. But I also realize it is our National Day of celebration.

this year for Waitangi Day I went on our boat to Rangitoto for an adventure and on the way home we went knee boarding. ]]> 2018-02-08 04:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229420235 Dominik https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229430824 Waitangi day is the day on which we celebrate the signing of the treaty, which took place on the 6th of February 1840. Members of the British crown and many Maori chefs from all over the north island signed the treaty.

I hanged with my family and played some table tennis with my family.]]> 2018-02-08 06:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229430824 Nathaniel https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229793751 Waitangi day is a celebration of the treaty of Waitangi, signed on 1840. It was to stop the war of the Maori and the english. It is celebrated on February 4th, the day the treaty was signed.

i stayed home and played video games.


]]> 2018-02-08 19:52:16 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229793751 Alfie alfies319 https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229860627 Click On The Link To My Own Pallet  https://padlet.com/alfies319/fdti96t02ge9 


]]> 2018-02-08 23:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229860627 Anne-marie https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229860941 Waitangi day means having fun spending time with friends and family.its also a day for peace.last but not least its a National day of celebration you also get to have some family time.]]> 2018-02-08 23:58:56 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229860941 Mia https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229861221 Waitangi day is the anniversary of the signing of treaty that was signed in February 1840. On Waitangi day we went shopping and relaxed at home. it is New Zealands founding document. it was first observed in 1934.]]> 2018-02-09 00:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229861221 Jeannie https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229861791 Waitangi day  is the day with the english    representatives and the maori people came together to New Zealand.

We celebrate  Waitangi Day every year on February 6th.

The english and Maori people signed the Waitangi treaty in 1840.]]> 2018-02-09 00:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229861791 Trenton https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229861858 it was awesome i made pancake went shoping 

i like this day because it was a day of school and i got to hang with my gandma.]]> 2018-02-09 00:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229861858 Suki https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229862094 Waitangi day is a day of celebrating each other and the treaty ]]> 2018-02-09 00:07:11 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229862094 Shaun Powell https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229862337 Waitangi day is cool the meaning dont know what it means but]]> 2018-02-09 00:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229862337 Hary https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229870936 2018-02-09 01:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229870936 Tony https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229871280 On Waitangi Day we went shopping because we have no school.
Mom went shopping and we went to the Memorial Museum.
It was very fun.
By the way, I didn't know why we celebrate Waitangi Day. I thought Waitangi Day means to me, it was just for fun.]]> 2018-02-09 01:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229871280 Gabriella https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229873639  On waitangi day i spend time with my family. We ate ice cream pancakes. i really like waitangi day because you don't have to go to school and you can spend time with your family and friends.]]> 2018-02-09 01:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229873639 Audrey https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229873825 I didn't know what Waitangi day means, but I have just done some research, on it and it is, The day (6/2/1840) when the British crown and Maori chiefs, had signed a treaty of Waitangi, and now other Ceremonies take place throughout the country remember the singing of the treaty. On the holiday my family were unpacking boxes all day. ]]> 2018-02-09 01:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229873825 James (Minjae) https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229874823 Waitangi day is the national day of New Zealand, and commemorates the signing, on 6 February 1840, of the treaty of Waitangi. Ceremonies take place throughout the country to commemorate the signing of the treaty, which is regarded as New Zealand's founding document. The day, designated a public holiday, was first observed in 1934, and has frequently been a focal point of controversy and protest.
I top-up my phone on Waitangi day and I didn't do anything special without that. I like Waitangi day because I don't have to go to school on Waitangi day.]]> 2018-02-09 01:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/shughes15/6yptk8m8lnmg/wish/229874823