New Zealand's Public holidays and anniversary dates for 2017

Public holidays 2017

• Sunday 1 January or Tuesday 3 January - New Year's Day
• Monday 2 January - Day after New Year's Day
• Monday 6 February - Waitangi Day
• Friday 14 April - Good Friday
• Monday 17 April - Easter Monday
• Tuesday 25 April - ANZAC Day
• Monday 5 June - Queen's Birthday
• Monday 23 October - Labour Day
• Monday 25 December - Christmas Day
• Tuesday 26 December - Boxing Day

Anniversary days 2017

• Auckland anniversary day - Monday 30 January
• Canterbury (South) anniversary day - Monday 25 September
• Canterbury anniversary day - Friday 17 November
• Chatham Islands anniversary day - Monday 27 November
• Hawke's Bay anniversary day - Friday 20 October
• Marlborough anniversary day - Monday 30 October
• Nelson anniversary day - Monday 30 January
• Northland anniversary day - Monday 30 January
• Otago anniversary day - Monday 20 March
• Southland anniversary day - Tuesday 18 April
• Taranaki anniversary day - Monday 13 March
• Wellington anniversary day - Monday 23 January
• Westland anniversary day - Monday 4 December

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True Story: Man shoots himself during "Watchmen" movie

Eugene (KMTR) – A man shot himself to death in a Eugene movie theater just after midnight Monday morning.

Police say about 10 patrons were in an auditorium at Regal Cinemas watching the movie “Watchmen.” About midway through the film some of the moviegoers told the manager they heard a “popping” noise like a gunshot. A 24-year-old man was found in the rear of the auditorium with a gunshot wound to the head.

Police say the man shot himself and was dead when they arrived.

The patron closest to the man was sitting two rows away.

Waitangi Day - Auckland, New Zealand, David Lim, GDI, Daily Pic

Today is a public holiday and have the chance to get a few done. The kids went to the Lantern Festival at Mt Albert Park, Auckland. Since there were limited parking space near the city, I opted to drop them off and pick them up again after they spend the evening there to enjoy the food fair, exhibition and celebration. Click here for the map of Waitangi, Northland, New Zealand.

Many are not aware that Waitangi Day is also the birthday of Bob Marley the raggae legend! I am one of there rare student back in mid 1980's who listens and appreciate the raggae music at the Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO. 63701, USA.

Liberation, equal rights and justice and resistance to oppression were dominant themes in Bob Marley's lyrics; his uncompromising messages rooted in the many struggles he endured in his rural Jamaican birthplace and later in Kingston's gritty Trenchtown ghetto resonated with maligned and marginalized people everywhere. From Hopi Indians in the American Southwest to African freedom fighters, Bob was celebrated as a motivating and empowering force by a diverse range of ethnic groups. Among the clans that continue to commemorate his life and music 26 years after his death are the indigenous Maori of New Zealand.

Marley's profound importance among the Maori community is also reflected in their observance of Waitangi Day, a national holiday which celebrates the signing of The Treaty of Waitangi by representatives of the British Crown and Maori chiefs, on February 6, 1840. The Treaty, as it is called, established New Zealand as a British colony and gave the Maori the rights accorded all British citizens as well as the opportunity to own their land and other properties throughout the island.

Waitangi Day, February 6, is also Bob Marley's birthday and many Maoris refer to Waitangi Day as "One Love Day" according to Nandor Tanczos, a Rastafarian and member of New Zealand's Parliament since 1999. "It is a day of unity; in Auckland we hold a celebration called "One Love" and we commemorate Waitangi Day and Bob Marley's birthday. 15,000 people come to that celebration in Auckland and it is not only a day of togetherness but a day of respect, unity and also justice."