New holiday to celebrate Matariki in the works

New holiday to celebrate Matariki in the works
Rebecca Howard
Election campaigning is heating up with new policies being touted. One that may be popular with the public but less so with business is a new public holiday from 2022 to celebrate the Maori new year or Matariki. The Labour Party is backing New Zealanders’ calls for Matariki to become New Zealand’s 12th public holiday, party leader Jacinda Ardern and deputy leader Kelvin Davis said in a statement.  While no specific date has been set “a group of experts will help determine an exact date for the winter holiday but we expect it will always f...

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